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Now playing Next Italy Coronavirus: Former Italian PM Mario Monti on Europe's 'slow' reaction "Why have other European countries' reactions been so slow when they already had the Italian example?" 13/03/2020
Now playing Next World UK is '2 to 3 weeks' behind Italy, says disease control expert "The appropriate timing for the introduction of quarantine measures is what will determine how effective they are. If they are introduced too soon they might not be sustained, if they are introduced too late they might not be effective" - Dr. Michael Tildesley. 11/03/2020
Now playing Next Italy Death toll rises in Italian prisons as inmates riot over COVID-19 rule The riots were triggered by emergency restrictions imposed amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 09/03/2020
Now playing Next World EU pledges €25 billion to offset economic impact of COVID-19 Leaders have pledged to accelerate research into the disease and to support the sectors the hardest hit, such as aviation. 09/03/2020
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Now playing Next Italy Women's rights organisations fear eviction in Rome Being a woman is no guarantee for being feminist. Women's rights organisations in Rome accuse the mayor of lack of protection, as they face eviction. 08/03/2020
Now playing Next Italy Lambrusco fans in northern Italy get wine on tap - literally Due to an error in the local winery, wine entered the main water supply and caused many locals to drink it immediately! 06/03/2020
Now playing Next Italy How Italian schools stay operational amid COVID-19 shutdown Schools in Italy are testing remote teaching methods after the country shut schools and universities as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak 06/03/2020
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Now playing Next France Louvre museum closes over workers' coronavirus fears France's Louvre museum in Paris closed its doors to the public on Sunday as workers demanded more precautions against the spread of COVID-19 01/03/2020
Now playing Next Unreported Europe How the Genoa bridge collapse exposed Italy’s crumbling motorways There are about twenty badly-damaged motorway bridges in Italy currently under investigation. There are also 200 illegal tunnels, which don't comply with European standards 28/02/2020
Now playing Next Spain No COVID-19 checks for Spanish students returning from northern Italy Spanish students returning home from northern Italy say they were not checked for coronavirus. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next France COVID-19: Driver of bus stopped in Lyon tests negative for virus French health authorities say that none of the passengers on the bus had any symptoms. 25/02/2020
Now playing Next Austria Austria suspends train traffic to and from Italy over coronavirus Austria stopped a train at the border on Sunday evening after being informed by Italian authorities that two passengers had a fever. 23/02/2020
Now playing Next no comment Residents queue for supplies at supermarket after coronavirus outbreak Several towns in Lombardy have gone into lockdown after a sharp outbreak in northern Italy. 23/02/2020
Now playing Next Finland Finland says to take in 175 Mediterranean asylum-seekers The Finnish government says it has agreed to take in 175 asylum-seekers from camps in Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta "to alleviate the humanitarian situation" experienced by refugees in the Mediterranean members of the European Union. 22/02/2020