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 Switzerland has expanded its mandatory quarantine list, adding parts of Germany, Italy and Austria - as well as seven other countries. Germany’s two largest cities have been placed on the list. https://www.thelocal.it/20201009/switzerland-parts-of-germany-italy-and-austria-added-to-coronavirus-quarantine-list Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:11:00 +0200 switzerland-parts-of-germany-italy-and-austria-added-to-coronavirus-quarantine-list The coronavirus pandemic and the pressure to close borders presented a unique challenge for Switzerland. Daniel Wighton looks at how significant and speedy action was taken to protect the country's legion of cross-border workers and avoid a catastrophe in its health service. https://www.thelocal.it/20200612/switzerland-cross-border-workers-coronavirus-sokutions-journalism Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:19:29 +0200 switzerland-cross-border-workers-coronavirus-sokutions-journalism Hundreds of Italian neo-fascists and hardcore football fans gathered in Rome's Circus Maximus on Saturday to protest against the government's coronavirus response. https://www.thelocal.it/20200607/neo-fascists-join-football-fans-in-rome-coronavirus-protest Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:32:14 +0200 neo-fascists-join-football-fans-in-rome-coronavirus-protest Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's handling of the coronavirus crisis has allowed him to shed his reputation as a weak-willed puppet of other parties and even bolstered his country's image abroad. https://www.thelocal.it/20200606/coronavirus-crisis-strengthens-conte-at-home-and-abroad-reports Sat, 06 Jun 2020 08:47:28 +0200 coronavirus-crisis-strengthens-conte-at-home-and-abroad-reports The artisans of Naples' Via San Gregorio Armeno, famed for their satirical statuettes, closed this week in protest at the lack of Italian government aid after the two-month coronavirus lockdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20200523/coronavirus-naples-famed-figurine-makers-protest-lack-of-aid Sat, 23 May 2020 13:26:55 +0200 coronavirus-naples-famed-figurine-makers-protest-lack-of-aid Tentatively, parts of Europe are emerging from lockdown, with France and Belgium joining the list of countries easing measures on Monday, amid fears of a second coronavirus wave. https://www.thelocal.it/20200510/how-is-each-european-country-emerging-from-coronavirus-lockdown Sun, 10 May 2020 18:50:16 +0200 how-is-each-european-country-emerging-from-coronavirus-lockdown The Italian government has tightened conditions for the release of mobsters from prison due to coronavirus fears, after an outcry over the scheme meant to protect them against infection. https://www.thelocal.it/20200510/italy-tightens-rules-coronavirus-prison-releases-for-mafia-members Sun, 10 May 2020 16:55:45 +0200 italy-tightens-rules-coronavirus-prison-releases-for-mafia-members Police patrolled a popular nightlife area of Milan on Friday, a day after hordes of young people gathered without protective masks during cocktail hour, flouting social distancing rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20200509/shameful-milan-mayor-critical-as-locals-break-coronavirus-lockdown Sat, 09 May 2020 11:49:03 +0200 shameful-milan-mayor-critical-as-locals-break-coronavirus-lockdown Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday that schools will only reopen in September but many businesses will resume as early as next week as the country emerges from a near-total coronavirus shutdown. https://www.thelocal.it/20200426/coronavirus-italian-pm-vows-to-reopen-schools-in-september Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:04:49 +0200 coronavirus-italian-pm-vows-to-reopen-schools-in-september Our journalists and reporters around Europe sum up the impact of the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200425/how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-hit-international-residents-across-europe Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:58:37 +0200 how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-hit-international-residents-across-europe He really should be training for the Giro d'Italia instead of making deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. But how else is a professional Italian cyclist supposed to stay fit? https://www.thelocal.it/20200425/giro-ditalia-cyclist-turns-delivery-man-to-stay-fit Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:23:46 +0200 giro-ditalia-cyclist-turns-delivery-man-to-stay-fit As the Italian government prepares to announce in coming days the gradual phasing out of the lockdown put in place last month, public health experts continued on Friday to call for caution. https://www.thelocal.it/20200425/health-experts-urge-prudence-as-italy-readies-to-end-coronavirus-lockdown Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:08:09 +0200 health-experts-urge-prudence-as-italy-readies-to-end-coronavirus-lockdown Italy's economically-punishing coronavirus lockdown, combined with big-spend stimulus packages to support families and firms, will push public debt and deficit to dizzying heights, the government said Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200425/coronavirus-italy-unveils-punishing-public-debt-and-deficit-forecasts Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:57:41 +0200 coronavirus-italy-unveils-punishing-public-debt-and-deficit-forecasts Pope Francis entered a torch-lit, but hauntingly empty Saint Peter's Square for a Good Friday procession under a lockdown caused by a coronavirus that has claimed 100,000 lives worldwide. https://www.thelocal.it/20200411/rome-pope-presides-over-haunting-good-friday-procession-under-lockdown Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:38:33 +0200 rome-pope-presides-over-haunting-good-friday-procession-under-lockdown AS the coronavirus epidemic continues to claim thousands of lives, how are different countries around Europe plotting a route back to normality? Our journalists and contributors give their latest insights. https://www.thelocal.it/20200410/coronavirus-in-europe-how-countries-are-searching-a-return-to-normality Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:45:08 +0200 coronavirus-in-europe-how-countries-are-searching-a-return-to-normality Police with batons and guns have moved in to protect supermarkets on the Italian island of Sicily after reports of looting by locals who could no longer afford food. https://www.thelocal.it/20200329/we-have-to-eat-sicilian-police-crackdown-on-locals-looting-supermarkets Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:21:32 +0200 we-have-to-eat-sicilian-police-crackdown-on-locals-looting-supermarkets As Italy mourns thousands of coronavirus dead, and survivors brace for life in an economic wasteland, one rung of society looks to win big: organised crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20200329/mafia-primed-to-feast-on-italys-virus-devastation Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:15:53 +0200 mafia-primed-to-feast-on-italys-virus-devastation Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned Saturday that the European Union could lose its purpose if it fails to come up with a strong response to the coronavirus threat. https://www.thelocal.it/20200328/italian-pm-eu-purpose-at-stake-in-coronavirus-response Sat, 28 Mar 2020 13:26:55 +0100 italian-pm-eu-purpose-at-stake-in-coronavirus-response Doctors and nurses at the Casalpalocco hospital on Rome's outskirts mill silently around coronavirus patients lying motionless on their beds surrounded by machines monitoring their vital signs. https://www.thelocal.it/20200328/in-romes-hospitals-nightfall-brings-nightmares-fear-of-death Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:59:36 +0100 in-romes-hospitals-nightfall-brings-nightmares-fear-of-death Italy has logged a shocking spike in its already staggering coronavirus death toll, with officials warning the peak of the crisis was still days away, as the global infection rate surges relentlessly upwards. https://www.thelocal.it/20200328/italy-and-spain-suffer-record-deaths-as-coronavirus-infection-rate-surges Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:17:54 +0100 italy-and-spain-suffer-record-deaths-as-coronavirus-infection-rate-surges