The corona virus hit Italy particularly badly. The first easing of the corona measures is now being introduced. All news in our news ticker.
- The corona virus hit Italy particularly badly in Europe.
- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has now announced that the corona measures will be eased.
- To date, more than 150 doctors have died of Covid-19.
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.
Update of April 28, 8 p.m .: How hard will the long and hard coronavirus pandemic ultimately affect the Italian economy ?
Heavy and hard, that's what observers and experts believe. Die Zeit reports on a study by the scientist Salvatore Morelli, according to which around 40 percent of the population would only have savings of around one thousand euros.
Atessa: employees with face masks and separated by a plastic device do their work in the factory of a manufacturer of commercial vehicles and mobile homes.
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The statistics office Istat also explains that of the 23.4 million employees, about eight million have been at home for two months now.
Many employees and employees from socially disadvantaged professions have already lost their jobs, it is said.
Coronavirus in Italy: Giuseppe Conte defends himself for tentative easing
Update of April 28, 7.45 p.m .: Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defended himself during a visit to Milan in an attempt to only gradually ease the corona exit restrictions.
In the fight against the consequences of Corona: Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (left).
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"Everyone was hoping that we would quickly return to normal, but the conditions are not there, we have to say that very clearly," said the head of government.
The announced easing is quite manageable, which is criticized. For example, visiting relatives will again be allowed. The schools, on the other hand, remain closed until early autumn - which initially does not make things easier for parents. The economy is also expected to start up slowly.
Coronavirus in Italy: number of infected exceeds 200,000
Update of April 28, 7.30 p.m .: For the first time, the number of people infected with the coronavirus in Italy has risen to over 200,000.
Civil protection in Rome announced on Tuesday that 201,505 people were infected by early evening. The number of Covid 19 deaths increased by 382 within 24 hours to a total of 27,359.
However, the number of corona patients in intensive care units continued to decline, it said from the Italian capital. Italy wants to relax the strict exit restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic on May 4th .
Update of April 28, 7 p.m .: Antibody tests represent great hope in the fight against the corona virus. But now US researchers are warning of false results.
Coronavirus in Italy: Venice calls for tourism support
Update of April 28, 3:35 pm: Venice called for tourism support in the Corona crisis. "To everyone who can move in the coming months, I say: come to Venice," said Mayor Luigi Brugnaro on Tuesday via Twitter . The city is working on reopening the beaches. The international film festival also takes place in September. Brugnaro presented a document signed by 65 associations. In it, they call on Rome to provide clear guidelines on how and when, for example, hotels can start operating again.
Venice is dependent on tourism. The city is currently completely empty due to the strict curfews and travel restrictions that apply throughout Italy . "We can no longer afford to stop one of the country's most important industrial locomotives," said Brugnaro , referring to the government's action in Rome. How long the current travel restrictions will still apply to visitors from abroad is unclear.
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First report from April 28, 12.30 p.m .: Coronavirus in Italy: More than 150 doctors died of Covid-19 - indignation over new lockdown regulation
Rome - The coronavirus * is putting countries around the world to the test and pushing health systems and medical professionals to their limits every day. Especially Italy has the virus Sars-CoV 2 hit bad.
Public life in Italy has largely declined since March 10. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has now announced the first easing of the corona measures.
Coronavirus in Italy: More than 150 doctors died of Covid-19
The first outbreak was announced on February 21 in the city of Codogno in Lombardy - however experts believe that the virus has been circulating in Italy for a long time. The search for “Patient Zero” in Italy * was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, research * for a drug and a vaccine is advancing worldwide.
Since then , almost 200,000 people in Italy have been infected with the coronavirus *, according to current figures from Johns Hopkins University .
Almost 27,000 people did not win the fight against the virus and died from the consequences of an infection. According to Bild.de, referring to the surgeon association FNOMCEO , 151 doctors have died of Covid-19 so far .
The Italian cities of Bergamo and Brescia are particularly badly affected by the corona virus .
Corona virus in Italy: Conte announces the first easing - nevertheless indignation: "measure is full"
On Sunday, Conte announced "Phase 2" with some easing. From May 4, people should be allowed to go out for a walk again. Many companies are allowed to start production again.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte received criticism for the first corona easing.
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However, a storm of indignation broke out because shops, bars, hairdressers and many other things still have to stay and no friends are allowed to meet. Lockdown pressure on Italian Prime Minister Conte is growing. "The measure is full," wrote the association Fipe , for example , which represents over 300,000 restaurants in Italy. The Church also urges that services be resumed quickly.
Meanwhile, the German virologist Christian Drosten * strongly warns of a second violent corona wave. In the UK, however, there is hope for a possible vaccine.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network
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