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 government on Sunday night blocked ski resorts from reopening, the day before skiing was due to be allowed for the first time this winter season due to coronavirus restrictions. https://www.thelocal.it/20210214/latest-italy-cancels-mondays-reopening-of-ski-slopes Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:21:51 +0100 latest-italy-cancels-mondays-reopening-of-ski-slopes Italy has relaxed the coronavirus restrictions in most of its 20 regions. Here's a reminder of what that means for you. https://www.thelocal.it/20210201/covid-19-which-rules-change-as-most-of-italy-turns-yellow-on-monday Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:30:24 +0100 covid-19-which-rules-change-as-most-of-italy-turns-yellow-on-monday 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 More than a million people in Italy have received the vaccine against Covid-19, the latest figures published by the Health Ministry show. https://www.thelocal.it/20210115/italy-has-vaccinated-almost-one-million-people-against-covid-19 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:45:22 +0100 italy-has-vaccinated-almost-one-million-people-against-covid-19 Three Italian regions will return to near-lockdown on Sunday, the government has announced, as coronavirus infections continue to rise. https://www.thelocal.it/20210115/italy-declares-three-regions-red-zones-as-restrictions-tighten Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:18:38 +0100 italy-declares-three-regions-red-zones-as-restrictions-tighten The Italian prime minister has announced coronavirus restrictions to continue until March under the latest emergency decree, which comes into force on January 16th. https://www.thelocal.it/20210115/latest-italian-pm-conte-signs-new-emergency-decree Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:21:38 +0100 latest-italian-pm-conte-signs-new-emergency-decree Italy has joined Belgium and the Netherlands in stopping flights from the UK, as the British government warned that a potent new strain of the virus was "out of control". https://www.thelocal.it/20201220/breaking-italy-to-suspend-air-travel-with-uk-over-new-coronavirus-strain Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:11:33 +0100 breaking-italy-to-suspend-air-travel-with-uk-over-new-coronavirus-strain Italy will be placed under nationwide measures from Monday, December 21st, prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday night, amid fears of a coronavirus ‘third wave’. https://www.thelocal.it/20201218/latest-italy-confirms-red-zone-lockdown-over-christmas-and-new-year Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:21:37 +0100 latest-italy-confirms-red-zone-lockdown-over-christmas-and-new-year Pressure is mounting on Italy's prime minister to declare a strict nationwide lockdown over Christmas, but no decision has yet been made. https://www.thelocal.it/20201216/latest-calls-grow-for-christmas-lockdown-in-italy Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:16:41 +0100 latest-calls-grow-for-christmas-lockdown-in-italy Most Italian regions will be classed as yellow zones from Sunday, with coronavirus risk levels downgraded. https://www.thelocal.it/20201211/latest-coronavirus-risk-downgraded-in-five-more-italian-regions Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:03:42 +0100 latest-coronavirus-risk-downgraded-in-five-more-italian-regions The death toll from Covid-19 has passed the 60,000 mark, according to official figures from the Italian government. https://www.thelocal.it/20201207/coronavirus-death-toll-in-italy-tops-60000 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:49:16 +0100 coronavirus-death-toll-in-italy-tops-60000 Italy on Thursday recorded its highest daily death toll from Covid-19 with 993 fatalities in the last 24 hours, despite a downward trend in infection rates. https://www.thelocal.it/20201203/latest-italy-record-worst-ever-covid-death-toll-in-24-hours Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:41:56 +0100 latest-italy-record-worst-ever-covid-death-toll-in-24-hours Based on the latest data presented by Italy's health authorities on Friday, three red zones and two orange zones will be downgraded this weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20201127/covid-19-italy-relaxes-rules-in-five-regions-as-contagion-rate-slows Fri, 27 Nov 2020 20:35:48 +0100 covid-19-italy-relaxes-rules-in-five-regions-as-contagion-rate-slows Five more Italian regions become medium-risk orange zones from Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20201110/five-more-italian-regions-set-to-be-declared-orange-risk-zones Tue, 10 Nov 2020 10:49:59 +0100 five-more-italian-regions-set-to-be-declared-orange-risk-zones Italy's prime minister confirmed on Wednesday night that four regions have been declared red zones and two orange. https://www.thelocal.it/20201104/red-and-orange-zones-italy-announces-new-restrictions-for-each-region Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:24:52 +0100 red-and-orange-zones-italy-announces-new-restrictions-for-each-region Skirmishes between police and protestors in Florence and other Italian cities are due to "violent fringe elements" seeking to exploit the coronavirus emergency, the country's interior minister said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20201031/anti-lockdown-protesters-clash-with-police-in-florence Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:34:59 +0100 anti-lockdown-protesters-clash-with-police-in-florence The Italian government has announced its third emergency decree in two weeks as the coronavirus situation continues to worsen across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20201025/covid-19-italy-plans-to-tighten-restrictions-further-with-new-emergency-decree Sun, 25 Oct 2020 10:02:39 +0100 covid-19-italy-plans-to-tighten-restrictions-further-with-new-emergency-decree A new Italian emergency decree on Sunday introduced further rules aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.it/20201018/fairs-cancelled-and-new-rules-for-restaurants-as-italy-tightens-coronavirus-rules-again Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:55:53 +0200 fairs-cancelled-and-new-rules-for-restaurants-as-italy-tightens-coronavirus-rules-again Italy reported over 10,000 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, its highest ever daily toll, as the country braces for the new wave of infections sweeping Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20201016/latest-italy-reports-over-10000-new-covid-cases-as-government-urged-to-tighten-rules Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:40:16 +0200 latest-italy-reports-over-10000-new-covid-cases-as-government-urged-to-tighten-rules Italy on Thursday reported its highest daily number of new Covid-19 cases in the past five months, as a record number of tests were carried out. https://www.thelocal.it/20201001/italy-records-2000-new-cases-in-a-day-for-the-first-time-since-april Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:25:43 +0200 italy-records-2000-new-cases-in-a-day-for-the-first-time-since-april