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 Italian health services are under pressure to speed up Covid-19 vaccinations amid reports of faulty booking systems in northern Italy failing to notify people of their appointments. https://www.thelocal.it/20210322/a-disaster-italy-scrambles-to-tackle-vaccine-delays Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:55:35 +0100 a-disaster-italy-scrambles-to-tackle-vaccine-delays On February 21st 2020, Italy's first locally-transmitted coronavirus cases were detected in the town of Codogno. Today, the town is changed forever. https://www.thelocal.it/20210220/one-year-on-italian-city-in-first-virus-crosshairs-remembers Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:05:24 +0100 one-year-on-italian-city-in-first-virus-crosshairs-remembers Some of Italy's ski resorts will reopen from next week, but there are still a lot of restrictons in place. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.it/20210211/where-in-italy-will-ski-resorts-reopen-from-february-15th Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:48:16 +0100 where-in-italy-will-ski-resorts-reopen-from-february-15th Health experts warned on Thursday of new coronavirus variants beginning to circulate in Italy, as authorities pinpointed an outbreak of a UK strain in a northern town. https://www.thelocal.it/20210204/coronaviru-outbreak-of-uk-variant-detected-in-northern-italy Thu, 04 Feb 2021 14:24:02 +0100 coronaviru-outbreak-of-uk-variant-detected-in-northern-italy Wintry weather has arrived in many parts of northern Italy on Monday, with snow in Milan, Turin, Genoa and other areas. https://www.thelocal.it/20201228/in-photos-snow-turns-central-milan-white Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:22:46 +0100 in-photos-snow-turns-central-milan-white There were no reports of injuries or major damage caused by the 3.8 magnitude quake in Milan on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20201217/milan-residents-left-shaken-by-earthquake Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:00:37 +0100 milan-residents-left-shaken-by-earthquake Authorities reported almost 38,000 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 in Italy in the past 24 hours, as the country's delayed night-time curfew is set to begin on Friday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20201106/italy-reports-new-record-daily-number-of-cases-as-national-curfew-begins Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:46:37 +0100 italy-reports-new-record-daily-number-of-cases-as-national-curfew-begins Italy's second biggest city was the first to go under curfew late on Thursday, as the entire region of Lombardy began a nightly shutdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20201023/in-photos-milan-deserted-as-italys-first-curfew-begins Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:15:35 +0200 in-photos-milan-deserted-as-italys-first-curfew-begins Italy's Lombardy and Campania regions are preparing on Tuesday to impose a nighttime curfew, the most restrictive anti-coronavirus measure seen in Italy since the country emerged from its tough national lockdown in spring. https://www.thelocal.it/20201020/coronavirus-italys-hard-hit-lombardy-region-to-impose-evening-curfew Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:27:54 +0200 coronavirus-italys-hard-hit-lombardy-region-to-impose-evening-curfew The Italian region of Lombardy, the first European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, became the latest to enforce stricter rules as the number of new cases rises locally. https://www.thelocal.it/20201017/italys-lombardy-region-orders-new-anti-virus-measures Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:06:19 +0200 italys-lombardy-region-orders-new-anti-virus-measures A train derailed on the line between Milan and Lake Como on Wednesday, but fortunately there was only one passenger on board who escaped with minor injuries. https://www.thelocal.it/20200819/train-derails-in-northern-italy-but-no-major-injuries-reported Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:18:36 +0200 train-derails-in-northern-italy-but-no-major-injuries-reported Italian agricultural experts are investigating the mysterious deaths overnight of millions of bees in the northern region of Lombardy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200817/truly-inexplicable-why-did-four-million-bees-die-overnight-in-lombardy Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:42:10 +0200 truly-inexplicable-why-did-four-million-bees-die-overnight-in-lombardy The cities of Bergamo and Brescia are to put old rivalries aside and share Capital of Culture status in 2023, as a symbol of hope after both were devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. https://www.thelocal.it/20200720/bergamo-and-brescia-named-joint-italian-capitals-of-culture-of-2023 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:02:25 +0200 bergamo-and-brescia-named-joint-italian-capitals-of-culture-of-2023 Prosecutors are to question Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday as part of an investigation into whether the government handled the coronavirus pandemic correctly. https://www.thelocal.it/20200611/italian-prosecutors-to-question-pm-over-handling-of-virus-crisis Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:31:32 +0200 italian-prosecutors-to-question-pm-over-handling-of-virus-crisis Fifty relatives of coronavirus victims in Italy filed official complaints on Wednesday over the handling of the pandemic, in the first such legal group action in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200610/we-want-truth-and-justice-families-of-italys-coronavirus-victims-file-complaint Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:35:57 +0200 we-want-truth-and-justice-families-of-italys-coronavirus-victims-file-complaint One of Italy's top health experts has suggested Italy's regions may be fudging the infection data to avoid having to shut down again, sparking a furious row as the country prepares to restart travel from June 3rd. https://www.thelocal.it/20200529/italian-regions-accused-of-tampering-wth-coronavirus-data-as-italy-reopens Fri, 29 May 2020 12:42:19 +0200 italian-regions-accused-of-tampering-wth-coronavirus-data-as-italy-reopens The northern Italian regions of Lombardy, Liguria, and Piedmont are not ready to safely remove travel restrictions on June 3rd, according to a new study by GIMBE, Italy's Group for Evidence-based Medicine. https://www.thelocal.it/20200528/italys-lombardy-liguria-and-piedmont-regions-are-not-ready-to-reopen-claims-new-study Thu, 28 May 2020 20:18:11 +0200 italys-lombardy-liguria-and-piedmont-regions-are-not-ready-to-reopen-claims-new-study Italian authorities are making the use of face masks mandatory on public transport and in stores as they gradually loosen lockdown measures, starting next Monday. Here's where and when you have to put on a mask. (Paywall Free) https://www.thelocal.it/20200428/coronavirus-where-should-you-wear-a-face-mask-in-italy Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:26:57 +0200 coronavirus-where-should-you-wear-a-face-mask-in-italy Authorities in Milan on Thursday began burying dozens of coronavirus victims whose bodies have not been claimed by relatives in Italy's hardest-hit region. https://www.thelocal.it/20200423/hard-hit-milan-buries-unclaimed-coronavirus-dead Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:01:02 +0200 hard-hit-milan-buries-unclaimed-coronavirus-dead Italy began conducting antibody tests in one northern region on Thursday, seeking information about coronavirus immunity to help guide authorities in ending the lockdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20200423/italy-begins-trialling-antibody-tests-in-hard-hit-lombardy-region Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:12:57 +0200 italy-begins-trialling-antibody-tests-in-hard-hit-lombardy-region