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 Italy sets new daily record for Covid vaccinations A record 600,000 doses of Covid vaccine were administered in Italy on Friday, putting the country in second place in Europe for the number of people fully vaccinated, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.it/20210605/italy-sets-record-for-daily-covid-vaccinations Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:31:54 +0200 italy-sets-record-for-daily-covid-vaccinations Italy bans arrivals from virus-hit India Italy is to ban arrivals from coronavirus hotspot India, apart from Italian residents, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210425/italy-bans-arrivals-from-virus-hit-india Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:01:29 +0200 italy-bans-arrivals-from-virus-hit-india Italy's tourism industry reports €120 billion loss in 2020 Italy lost a total of €120.6 billion over the course of 2020 due to the pandemic and restrictions on travel and tourism, the World Travel & Tourism Council has revealed.   https://www.thelocal.it/20210418/italys-gdp-dropped-by-e120-billion-in-2020-due-to-tourism-restrictions Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:48:42 +0200 italys-gdp-dropped-by-e120-billion-in-2020-due-to-tourism-restrictions WHO scientist who spoke out on early crisis in Italy resigns Francesco Zambon, the scientist who spoke out about the WHO's withdrawal of a report on Italy's early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, has resigned. https://www.thelocal.it/20210314/who-scientist-who-spoke-out-on-early-crisis-in-italy-resigns Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:23:31 +0100 who-scientist-who-spoke-out-on-early-crisis-in-italy-resigns What can Europe do to battle 'pandemic fatigue'? The World Health Organization warned European countries Tuesday about "pandemic fatigue" which it says threatens the continent's ability to tackle the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20201007/what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:17:28 +0200 what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue Europe's 'alarming' infection rates and shorter quarantine periods worry WHO chiefs The European chapter of the World Health Organization on Thursday said it saw "alarming rates of transmission" of Covid-19 across the region and warned countries against shortening quarantine periods. https://www.thelocal.it/20200917/europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:55:25 +0200 europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who