https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's doctors warned on Wednesday that hospitals risk becoming overwhelmed as the number of patients suffering from acute cases of seasonal flu and Covid has ballooned. https://www.thelocal.it/20240110/italian-hospitals-under-pressure-as-flu-and-covid-cases-rise Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:24:47 +0100 italian-hospitals-under-pressure-as-flu-and-covid-cases-rise Italy may have launched a winter Covid vaccination campaign, but even doctors are unaware of it as official information is scarce, writes Silvia Marchetti. https://www.thelocal.it/20231215/italys-covid-rates-are-surging-but-this-time-no-ones-talking-about-it Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:55:19 +0100 italys-covid-rates-are-surging-but-this-time-no-ones-talking-about-it Doctors have warned that Covid along with a "very rapid" rise in seasonal flu cases means Italy's emergency rooms risk being overwhelmed over the holidays. https://www.thelocal.it/20221213/italys-hospitals-pushed-to-their-limits-by-covid-and-flu-cases Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:33:30 +0100 italys-hospitals-pushed-to-their-limits-by-covid-and-flu-cases Covid numbers throughout Italy have risen in recent weeks, with the regions of Lombardy and Veneto reporting particularly high infection rates. We look at the latest stats and explore what they mean. https://www.thelocal.it/20221019/map-where-are-covid-infection-rates-rising-fastest-in-italy Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:51:45 +0200 map-where-are-covid-infection-rates-rising-fastest-in-italy The health ministry is reviewing its quarantine requirements as the country's Covid-19 health situation improved again this week, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20220729/will-italy-drop-its-covid-isolation-rule-as-the-infection-rate-falls Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:47:21 +0200 will-italy-drop-its-covid-isolation-rule-as-the-infection-rate-falls As Italy this week recorded its highest rate of Covid cases since February, what are the government’s plans to contain the spread? https://www.thelocal.it/20220711/fourth-jabs-and-isolation-italys-plan-to-control-covid-cases-this-summer Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:30:02 +0200 fourth-jabs-and-isolation-italys-plan-to-control-covid-cases-this-summer As the infection rate rises sharply across the country, Italian virologists are calling for concerts and festivals to be rescheduled. https://www.thelocal.it/20220708/covid-19-are-italian-live-events-at-risk-of-being-postponed Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:12:59 +0200 covid-19-are-italian-live-events-at-risk-of-being-postponed A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans. https://www.thelocal.it/20220622/covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:08:14 +0200 covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer The Italian government is yet to confirm that it will go ahead with plans to relax all pandemic-related rules in time for summer. Here's the latest on what we can expect. https://www.thelocal.it/20220530/will-italy-scrap-the-last-covid-restrictions-on-june-15th Mon, 30 May 2022 15:15:55 +0200 will-italy-scrap-the-last-covid-restrictions-on-june-15th After Italian health ministry data showed Covid cases are on the increase for the first time in weeks, why is this happening and is it likely to continue? Here's what Italy's health experts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20220315/explained-why-is-italys-coronavirus-infection-rate-rising-again Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:47:42 +0100 explained-why-is-italys-coronavirus-infection-rate-rising-again After two years of being battered by the coronavirus pandemic, Italy is in the midst of a mental health crisis. How is the country facing up to the problem? https://www.thelocal.it/20220218/how-is-italy-addressing-its-pandemic-induced-mental-health-crisis Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:14:21 +0100 how-is-italy-addressing-its-pandemic-induced-mental-health-crisis Italy appears to have reached a peak in the number of Omicron infections, with cases of the highly contagious variant now on the decline, the country's Covid emergency commissioner said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20220124/italy-says-omicron-wave-has-peaked-as-new-cases-fall Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:00:27 +0100 italy-says-omicron-wave-has-peaked-as-new-cases-fall The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20220124/why-europe-could-be-headed-for-pandemic-endgame Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:51:13 +0100 why-europe-could-be-headed-for-pandemic-endgame The health minister said on Tuesday that Italy has reached the peak of the fourth wave, as daily Covid cases hit a new high of over 220,000. But scientific experts remain cautious about making predictions. https://www.thelocal.it/20220119/explained-has-italys-omicron-wave-peaked Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:30:26 +0100 explained-has-italys-omicron-wave-peaked The daily number of reported coronavirus infections in Italy has begun to fall in recent days, but scientific experts say the Omicron wave has not peaked just yet. https://www.thelocal.it/20220114/italys-omicron-wave-to-peak-in-5-10-days-as-contagion-rate-slows Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:18:33 +0100 italys-omicron-wave-to-peak-in-5-10-days-as-contagion-rate-slows As the Covid health situation continues to worsen in Italy and as pressure on hospitals grows, four Italian regions look likely to move into the higher-risk 'orange' zone from next week. https://www.thelocal.it/20220112/four-italian-regions-risk-becoming-a-covid-orange-zone-from-monday Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:28:43 +0100 four-italian-regions-risk-becoming-a-covid-orange-zone-from-monday Italy marked a record of over 170,000 coronavirus cases in one day on Tuesday, pushing some regions closer to becoming a higher risk 'orange' zone. https://www.thelocal.it/20220105/four-italian-regions-face-orange-zone-as-covid-cases-hit-record-high Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:50:05 +0100 four-italian-regions-face-orange-zone-as-covid-cases-hit-record-high Some 45 cruise ship passengers disembarked in the Italian port of Genoa on Monday after contracting coronavirus, while others who tested positive remained aboard to be let off later, the operator said. https://www.thelocal.it/20220104/45-covid-positive-cruise-passengers-disembark-in-italy Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:27:16 +0100 45-covid-positive-cruise-passengers-disembark-in-italy Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, an AFP tally Saturday showed. https://www.thelocal.it/20220102/europe-tops-100-million-covid-cases-afp-tally Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:35:17 +0100 europe-tops-100-million-covid-cases-afp-tally European countries are battling a huge spike in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant but some countries are hit worse than others and strategies to fight the pandemic vary. Here's a run-through of the state of play as 2021 draws to a close. https://www.thelocal.it/20211231/compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:48:15 +0100 compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions