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Italy

Italian workers still waiting for their wages two months into lockdown

Italy promised to pay workers their wages - so far just 29 000 people have received any money.

01/05/2020

Italy

Cinemas' horror as COVID-19 plot twist leaves them fighting to survive

But, as the curtain comes down on indoor cinema - in the short-term at least - some are moving outdoors.

01/05/2020

Italy

Genoa bridge completion shows 'Italy will not be beaten', says PM

The partial collapse of the bridge in August 2018 killed dozens of people - but a new bridge has since been built in its place, with the final piece being fitted on Tuesday.

28/04/2020

Italy

A third in Italy's COVID-19 epicentre estimated to have had disease

Bergamo, the epicentre of Italy's COVID-19 outbreak, made the estimates based on data from a website where citizens log their health status.

28/04/2020

Italy

Analysis: Prepare for the second wave of COVID-19

Many fear what the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked about upon returning to work this morning: a second wave. And he is right to be concerned, Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey writes.

27/04/2020

Italy

COVID-19: Italian town prints own 'currency' to support local business

The banknotes depict images of the church, the public swimming pool or the statue of the Virgin Mary. Every two weeks, businesses return the banknotes to the municipal administration and obtain the corresponding amount in euros.

26/04/2020

Italy

Italy beaches getting 'anti-coronavirus' ready in bid to save holiday season from pandemic

Private-beach owners are ramping up efforts to adapt their tourism spots to social-distancing rules in a bid to save the 2020 holiday season from the Covid-19 pandemic

26/04/2020

Italy

Italy and Portugal celebrate Liberation Day under lockdown

Italy celebrated Liberation Day on Saturday, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the fascist dictatorship of war-time ruler Benito Mussolini.

25/04/2020

Italy

Italian towns are being disinfected with truck-mounted snow cannons

The cannons are usually used for covering the ski slopes in snow.

24/04/2020

Italy

Bookstores reopen in Italy, providing a glimpse of the new normal

Some book stores opened again in Italy this week following two months of lockdown - but there are still strict measures in place to prevent the spreading of coronavirus

21/04/2020

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Advantage innovation! Tennis players take to roof for practice

These youngsters have come up with a bright way of keeping up their tennis practice!

20/04/2020

Italy

Venice considers a new tourism model after COVID-19 lockdown

The Italian city of Venice is considering adopting a new model of tourism after coronavirus quarantine emptied its streets and waterways

19/04/2020

Italy

Mediterranean rescue charities disagree on whether to work during pandemic

Doctors Without Borders fell out with SOS Mediteranee after it put its rescue ship Ocean Viking into port in Marseille.

18/04/2020

Italy

Trainee doctor slayed as domestic violence reports jump amid lockdown

Lorena Quaranta was murdered just three weeks into Italy's lockdown. Authorities say it highlights a worrying increase in domestic violence across Europe amid confinement.

16/04/2020

Italy

Easter: Andrea Bocelli performs in empty Duomo di Milano cathedral

Andrea Bocelli sang "Amazing Grace" at an empty Duomo di Milano cathedral on Easter. Milan is the capital of the Italian region most heavily impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

12/04/2020

Italy

Happy couple overcome virus lockdown to marry in Rome

Only witnesses and a City Hall official were allowed into Saturday morning's ceremony in Italy's capital — and everyone wore masks

11/04/2020

Italy

'Staff is down to the bone': Italian healthcare workers on COVID-19

'These are my first days of work and I’m facing COVID-19', said one Italian doctor who started working amid the #coronavirus pandemic.

09/04/2020

Italy

Italian bridge collapses injuring only one thanks to lockdown

One man was injured and another walked away from the scene but on a normal day this could have been a disaster, and thoughts of Genoa prevail.

08/04/2020

Italy

Italy ups COVID-19 stimulus spending to €750bn - nearly half its GDP

Italy is trying to spend its way out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the EU's second-most indebted country is already in financial hot water.

07/04/2020

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Venice canals empty amid virus lockdown

Canals in Venice were almost empty on Monday morning as Italy's fight against the coronavirus pandemic continues.

06/04/2020

Italy

Italian doctor treats coronavirus patients at home

One Italian oncologist has shown how to ease pressure on intensive care beds in hospitals by treating people at home.

05/04/2020

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Watch: Travelling around the empty streets of Rome on lockdown

Rome's majestic monuments and picturesque streets are deserted amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

04/04/2020

Italy

Coronavirus: Baskets of solidarity lowered from Naples balconies

Naples residents are lowering baskets packed with essentials from their balconies - allowing those in need to collect food while maintaining social distancing

02/04/2020

World

Italy's COVID-19 numbers 'stabilising' but more testing is needed

“Things are getting slowly much much better. I believe Italy needs at least two more weeks of lockdown and then we will see,” Italy’s deputy health minister tells Euronews.

01/04/2020

Italy

‘More dogs around than people’: Life in lockdown from a bench in Milan

The abundance of green areas in my neighbourhood has made 'quarantine' more bearable, says Alessio Dell'Anna, a journalist based in Milan.

31/03/2020

Italy

Parts of Italy struggle to cope with the volume of COVID-19 deaths

Some towns in Italy are running out of space to store coffins as the sheer volume of COVID-19 deaths overwhelms morgues and funeral services.

29/03/2020