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.
Corona in Italy: Club owner and mega-star Flavio Briatore in the hospital
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 , including Flavio himself.
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Vi aspettiamo questa sera al @billionaireclubpc The show goes on! #FlavioBriatore #billionaire #costasmeralda #discoteche #sardegna # estate2020
A post shared by Flavio Briatore (@briatoreflavio) on Aug 17, 2020 at 5:15 am PDT
According to the Ansa news agency, Briatore's team announced on Tuesday that he had gone to the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan with a mild fever and symptoms of exhaustion . "I only have a strong prostate inflammation , Sunday night I went to the San Raffaele in Milan and they took me in," said the 70-year-old of the newspaper "Corriere della Sera". However, the hospital confirmed on Wednesday that the Briatores corona test had been positive . The 70-year-old celebrity is now under treatment and isolation.
Corona in Italy: the average age of those infected has fallen drastically
The Italian government had to intervene: discos and beach bars are now closed in Sardinia. From 6 p.m. it is mandatory to wear a mask in public places 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 .
Video: Hundreds of tourists are stuck on mini-island
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 . (vs)
