The Local Italy 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 Coronavirus: Medical waste piles up at the epicentre of Italy's outbreak Contaminated waste is piling up in hospitals at the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis in Italy due to the number of patients being treated. https://www.thelocal.it/20200428/coronavirus-medical-waste-piles-up-at-the-epicentre-of-italys-outbreak Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:29:30 +0200 coronavirus-medical-waste-piles-up-at-the-epicentre-of-italys-outbreak Nearly 8,000 doctors volunteer for Italy's coronavirus task force Nearly 8,000 doctors volunteered to help out on the frontlines of Italy's coronavirus crisis, more than 25 times the number the authorities had sought. https://www.thelocal.it/20200323/nearly-8000-doctors-volunteer-for-italy-coronavirus-task-force Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:54:35 +0100 nearly-8000-doctors-volunteer-for-italy-coronavirus-task-force Coronavirus: US disaster group opens field hospital in Italy's north A US disaster relief group opened a field hospital on Friday in Italy's north, as the country's coronavirus death toll showed no sign of tailing off. https://www.thelocal.it/20200321/coronavirus-italy-us-disaster-group-opens-camp-hospital-in-italys-north Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:57:49 +0100 coronavirus-italy-us-disaster-group-opens-camp-hospital-in-italys-north Italian doctors warned to stop prescribing 'excessive' amounts of antibiotics Italy's "excessive and inappropriate prescription of antibiotics" is contributing to antibiotic resistance and affecting patient safety in hospitals, a new OECD report warns. https://www.thelocal.it/20191108/italian-dcotors-warned-to-stop-overprescribing-antibiotics Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:56:34 +0100 italian-dcotors-warned-to-stop-overprescribing-antibiotics Hospitals on alert after superbug outbreak in Tuscany Authorities in Tuscany, home to some of Italy's most visited tourist attractions, have stepped up hospital controls after a deadly outbreak of the New Delhi superbug. https://www.thelocal.it/20190912/hospitals-on-alert-after-superbug-outbreak-in-tuscany Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:49:42 +0200 hospitals-on-alert-after-superbug-outbreak-in-tuscany Italian group to build five hospitals in Iran An Italian construction group said on Tuesday it had signed a preliminary agreement with Iran to build five hospitals, just after the lifting of economic sanctions against Tehran in a deal over its nuclear programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20160120/italian-group-to-build-five-hospitals-in-iran Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:17:38 +0100 italian-group-to-build-five-hospitals-in-iran