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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
COVID-19: Good Friday prayer gets out of hand in locked down Italy
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ROME: The mayor of an Italian town famous for its bonfire celebrations on Good Friday was forced to apologise after locals turned up to pray with the priest in defiance of a coronavirus lockdown. The southeastern town of San Marco in Lamis holds an annual ritual that sees huge trunks of hollowed out trees thrown onto
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
Italy PM extends COVID-19 lockdown, says eurozone rescue plan inadequate
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ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday (Apr 10) extended a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus until May 3, though he said a few types of shops would be allowed to reopen next week. The draconian curbs on movement and the closure of most shops and businesses across Italy were imposed on Mar 9,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Italy and Spain looking to ease COVID-19 restrictions, restart economy
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ROME: Italy and Spain, the two European countries worst-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are looking to ease restrictions in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, leaders of the two countries have said. Italy may start gradually lifting some restrictions by the end of April, provided the spread of the disease continues to slow,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
US COVID-19 deaths exceed 14,600, second-highest in world after Italy
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday (Apr 8) surpassed 14,600 COVID-19 deaths, the second-highest in the world after Italy. The pandemic has now claimed the lives of at least 14,695 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 429,052, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Italy injects record US$430b into pandemic-hit economy
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ROME: Italy on Monday (Apr 6) unveiled a record 400 billion euro (US$430 billion) stimulus to help businesses hurt by a month-long national lockdown that is like to run on for many more weeks. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the nation to be patient in the face of a pandemic that has now officially claimed 16,523
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Glimmer of hope in Italy and Spain as US braces for ‘toughest week’
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ROME: Italy and Spain, the two countries hardest hit by the new coronavirus, on Sunday (Apr 5) reported encouraging signs in their fight against the deadly pandemic sweeping the globe as the United States braced for a tough week ahead. Italy reported its lowest daily death toll in two weeks, in a possible sign the tide
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Italy cheers first drop in critical virus patients
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TROME: Pandemic-hit Italy cheered Saturday (Apr 4) after seeing its number of intensive care cases for the coronavirus that stretched its healthcare system to breaking point drop for the first time. Even some of the most cautious health officials seized on the figures as evidence that the tide might be turning in the deadliest disaster
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Italy COVID-19 death toll rises by 681, intensive care falls
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MILAN: The death toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 681 to 15,362, a somewhat lower rise than those seen in recent days, while the number of patients in intensive care fell for the first time, the Civil Protection Agency said on Saturday (Apr 4). “It is important because it allows our hospitals
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 4, 2020
Italy sees signs of hope despite 766 new virus deaths
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ROME: Italy saw more evidence Friday (Apr 3) that it might have made it through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic despite the world-leading death toll growing by 766 to 14,681. In new data from the civil protection service the daily rise of officially registered infections dropped to a new low of just four per
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Italy COVID-19 death rate slows but studies suggest true tally higher
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ROME: Italy’s daily death toll from coronavirus on Wednesday (Apr 1) was the lowest for six days, authorities said, but the overall number of new infections grew and the government extended a national lockdown until at least the middle of April. The Civil Protection Agency said 727 people had died over the last 24 hours, down
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Trump says US to send medical supplies to Italy, France, Spain
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday (Mar 30) that the United States will send medical equipment for combating the coronavirus pandemic to Italy and later France and Spain. Trump, speaking at his daily briefing at the White House, went into few specifics about the type of aid or the timing, but said a large quantity
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Italy to extend coronavirus lockdown until Easter as new cases fall
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ROME: Italy’s government on Monday (Mar 30) said it would extend its nationwide lockdown measures against a coronavirus outbreak, due to end on Friday, at least until the Easter season in April, as the number of new infections declines. “The evaluation was to extend all containment measures at least until Easter. The government will move
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Italy sees 812 more coronavirus deaths, but new cases fall steeply
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ROME: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 812 in the last 24 hours, the Civil Protection Agency said on Monday (Mar 30), reversing two days of declines. Italy, the world’s hardest hit country which accounts for more than a third of all global fatalities, saw its total death
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Italy looks to extend lockdown as coronavirus cases near 100,000
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ROME: Italian authorities said on Sunday (Mar 29) they would extend a month-long lockdown to stem the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of deaths in the country reached 10,779 and the number of infected neared 100,000. The civil protection service reported another 756 fatalities in the world’s worst-hit nation on Sunday, while the number of officially
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