Because of the corona virus, hundreds of tourists are currently stuck on a small island in Italy. It is currently uncertain when they will be allowed to leave.
- Because of the coronavirus *Tourists are stuck on a mini island in Italy.
- The vacationers are currently prevented from leaving the island.
- The quarantine is triggered by a positive corona test.
La Maddalena / Cagliari - This is exactly the situation that no holidaymaker wants at the moment : In a resort on the Italian mini-island of Santo Stefano, there was a positive test for the corona virus . A total of around 470 vacationers and employees now have to remain in quarantine on the small island in the Maddalena archipelago . The coronavirus * was confirmed in an employee of the hotel complex. The Sardinian Health Minister Mario Nieddu then ordered that no one could leave the island as long as there were no test results from all of the around 470 people present.
#coronavirus # Covid_19 Addetto resort positivo, 475 in quarantena a La Maddalena https://t.co/5dOWDUrbPX
- Giuseppe_Moscuzza (@Pippo_Moscuzza) August 19, 2020Corona shock on an Italian mini-island: quarantine for hundreds of tourists
Two tourists tried to cross to the mainland despite the quarantine ordered. They were arrested by the police on the way to the airport in Olbia and prevented from leaving. In addition, the crisis team in Cagliari announced that there were a total of twelve new corona cases. Ten of them are in the coastal town of Proto Rotondo. Apparently the corona virus * has spread here in a discotheque - and not for the first time. Sardinia reported a cluster of 21 corona infected people who had celebrated together in a discotheque in southern Sardinia at the end of June .
The result: The mayor of La Maddalena reacted to the incidents on Tuesday and expanded the mask requirement again: In the region, the masks not only have to be worn from 6 to 6 a.m. in Italy, but also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in public areas with crowds Clock. In addition, stricter measures in the fight against the corona virus have been in place across Italy since Monday .
Corona shock on a small island - Italy is only just recovering from the first wave
Italy was one of the worst hit by the corona pandemic in Europe, only Great Britain reported even more infected people. Since the start of the Corona crisis, Italy has reported more than a quarter of a million cases. The number of people who died from the coronavirus * in Italy is 35,400, currently an average of four people are added each day. Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Monday praised his fellow citizens, saying that Italy has shown "moral and civic energy" during the corona pandemic.
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