Vacation in Italy - after the falling number of infections, the worst seemed finally over, now it hits a popular tourist destination of all places.
- Relief in Italy: No new infections in the former coronavirus stronghold Bergamo
- With tourism , however, the number of infections is also increasing drastically in Italy
- The popular holiday island of Sardinia is particularly badly affected
The pictures were shocking in March 2020 : trucks of the Italian army transported the coffins of the coronavirus victims in Bergamo . Too many people had died. Many can now breathe a sigh of relief right here. It's finally done - the number of infected people is currently zero. But while large parts of Italy are slowly beginning to see the future again, there is bad news from the south.
Italy can really use tourism here. The economy of the popular holiday destination suffered badly and Italy also pumped 100 billion euros into its rescue and imposed a controversial ban on dismissal . But with the vacationers the infections rise again. The tourist stronghold Sardinia is particularly affected.
Holidaymakers are being increasingly tested for the corona virus at Italian airports. The numbers keep increasing.
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Corona in Italy: Discos in Sardinia are becoming corona herds
Drinking, dancing, sweating - the coronavirus had hardly been detected on the island for a long time, the discos were open and numerous holidaymakers partied through the nights - with fatal consequences. The number of infections rose and the discos on the Costa Smeralda in particular became corona herds.
Among them is the night club of the prominent ex-Formula 1 manager Flavio Briatore . He defended himself in advance with videos against the strict requirements and the alleged stigmatization of the discos. "The show goes on - the show will go on!" - he wrote. There are now around 60 cases of infection in Briatore's “Billionaire” club. Flavio's own coronavirus infection has also been officially confirmed after the first attempts to deny it, according to the dpa.
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Corona in Italy: the average age of the infected has fallen drastically
The Italian government had to intervene: discos and beach bars are now closed in Sardinia. Masks are compulsory from 6:00 p.m. With 513 active cases in Sardinia, the island's total infection count rose to 1,912, according to the government website . A trend that can also be seen in the rest of Italy . The numbers are not yet as high as in Franceor Spain , but caution is advised, especially for holidaymakers. The fact that the clubs and party miles in particular are responsible for the increase in Sardinia is also shown by the radically lower average age of the infected: according to the government website, this is now 30 years .
One of the small sub-islands of Sardinia, Santo Stefano, was hit particularly hard: Hundreds of vacationers and employees of a department were quarantined here after a corona outbreak .
