The coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly in Italy.
New corona measures including night curfew come into force.
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Coronavirus
*: Italy
complains of
many new infections and deaths
due to
Covid-19
*
.
The government in
Rome
decides on
Corona
* restrictions
including a night
curfew
.
Follow all developments
regarding the corona pandemic
* in Italy
here in the
news ticker
.
Update from November 7th, 2:47 p.m.:
The
infection rate
in Italy has reached a record level.
The Ministry of Health last registered
37,809
new corona cases on its official COVID-19 dashboard.
Around half a million people are currently infected.
đź”´ # COVID19 - La situazione in Italia al 6 November: https: //t.co/8ciMmO9yfx pic.twitter.com/R0780EL3UQ
- Ministero della Salute (@MinisteroSalute) November 6, 2020
In view of the worsening situation, the
Italian government has taken
measures that severely limit people's freedom.
Additional restrictions have been introduced across the country, including a night curfew.
Exceptions are allowed for the way to work or to the doctor.
Museums across the country are closed.
Higher schools and universities need to move to online teaching.
The new tightening, which will initially apply until December 3, had
triggered
violent protests
in the past few days
.
Now the cabinet has reacted and decided on
aid measures
for affected companies and employees.
Corona in Italy: Cabinet adopts aid package - 2.5 billion euros
On Saturday night, the government passed an
aid package
that, according to a release, provides for tax breaks, loans, deferred payments and grants, among other things.
There was initially no precise information on the total.
According to the Ansa news agency, the package is
worth
around
2.5 billion
euros.
At the end of October, the government had approved aid measures worth 5.4 billion euros.
Update from November 5, 8:45 p.m.:
The daily
new corona infections
in
Italy
have again reached a new
high
.
According to information on Friday, a little
more than 37,800 new corona cases
were reported to
the health authorities within 24 hours
.
The number of
deaths
remained
roughly the same
compared to the previous day at
446
.
In total, the authorities in the country with around 60 million inhabitants count almost 862,700 corona cases.
According to official information, more than 40,500 infected people have died so far.
As of Sunday, the federal government will classify
all of Italy as a risk area
.
Coronavirus pandemic in Italy: Maximum number of new corona infections since the start of the pandemic
Update from November 5, 7 p.m.:
Italy
continues to struggle with the
second corona wave
.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Mediterranean country has had the highest number of
new infections with the coronavirus - 34,500
registered infections within 24 hours.
The authorities have
now reported a total of 825,000 proven
Covid-19 cases
in
Italy
, which has around 60 million inhabitants
.
What worries: The number of
Covid-19 deaths rose to 445
within one day.
More than 40,200 people have died so far in connection with the insidious virus, it is said.
From Friday, November 6th, new
corona restrictions will come
into force - including a
curfew
from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
had campaigned among the people on Wednesday for further support in the
coronavirus pandemic
.
“The diversity of views must not undermine mutual assistance efforts.
Let's stay united, ”wrote the Italian head of government in a post on Twitter.
La diversitĂ di vedute non deve minare lo sforzo di sorreggerci gli uni con gli altri.
Dobbiamo ribadirlo forte, oggi, nel Giorno dell'UnitĂ nazionale e delle Forze Armate, di fronte a una comunitĂ di donne e uomini che da semper persegue l'interesse generale.
Restiamo uniti.
pic.twitter.com/6tPdVyzO3s
- Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) November 4, 2020
Corona pandemic in Italy: Regions protest against the government's corona policy in Rome
Update from November 5, 4:33 p.m.:
One day before the start of a
partial lockdown
in
Italy
, several regions are storming the
Corona policy
from Rome.
The government had declared
four of
the 20 regions in Italy to be
red zones
with
very high risk
, including the economically
strong Lombardy
.
Regional
President Attilio Fontana
from
Milan
railed about a "slap in the face for Lombardy".
In the red zones, people largely have to stay at home from Friday.
However, you are allowed to go to work, to go shopping and to the doctor.
Many shops close.
In addition, a
night curfew is to
start
across the country on Friday
.
It is valid from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
There are also exceptions for urgent routes.
+
A new partial lockdown will come into force in Italy from Friday.
The regions are not satisfied with the government's division into risk zones.
© picture alliance / Cheng Tingting / XinHua / dpa
Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte announced
the division into the
three new risk zones
on Wednesday.
Red
are areas with
very strict restrictions
.
In the
orange
zones in the middle field, citizens can leave the house, but only in exceptional cases.
The rest of Italy, including the capital, is considered a
yellow
zone with moderate restrictions.
Corona in Italy: Regions dissatisfied with the division into risk zones
Fontana
complained that
Lombardy was
classified
on the basis of outdated figures from October 19 to 25.
The current situation looks better.
Several mayors, including from
Bergamo
, pointed out that the situation within
Lombardy also
varies greatly.
There
were also complaints
from
Sicily
.
The island was marked as
"orange"
and is resisting the restrictions.
In
Campania in
southern
Italy
,
reverse complaints were
heard.
The region was classified as "yellow", but
politicians
there hope for
tightening
.
"The hospitals in
Naples
and
Campania
are on the
verge of collapse,
" the news agency
Ansa
quoted
the mayor of Naples,
Luigi de Magistris
, as saying
.
Italy's Health Minister
Roberto Speranza
spoke of "unnecessary arguments".
According to TV reports,
Rome
could
change the classification at short notice.
Corona in Italy: tightened measures postponed to Friday
Update from November 5, 2:38 p.m.:
The government in
Rome
has
postponed
the latest
tightening of
corona protection in Italy by one day to Friday
.
Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte
said
on Wednesday evening on television.
The start is now planned for Friday instead of Thursday, he said.
The government is planning, among other things,
night curfews
across the country and other measures in
high-risk areas
in certain regions.
The preparation still requires some time.
Corona in Italy: More than 30,000 new infections
Update November 4, 19:57:
Italy announced shortly before the
partial lockdown
and the nightly
curfews
very high numbers of
Corona infections
.
Today, Wednesday, there were 30,550 newly confirmed positive corona cases.
While the number on the one hand is causing concern, some experts speak of a sign that this high value may have stabilized.
Last week there were
comparable figures
in
Italy
.
It
will be difficult to find out
whether the number of
new corona infections
will remain so consistently high, as the new restrictions in the country are supposed to lower them.
The nightly
curfews
start this Thursday.
Corona in Italy: Partial lockdown and night curfew from Thursday
Update from November 4, 4:04 p.m.:
Italy is imposing
a
nightly curfew
from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in
the fight against the spread of the
coronavirus
.
In addition, the government divides the country into
three risk zones
and issued
partial lockdowns
for particularly endangered areas.
This emerges from the
decree
that Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte
signed
in
Rome
on Wednesday night
.
Corona outbreak worldwide: Italy night curfew and partial lockdowns https://t.co/7KJiAZ2DUv
- t-online Panorama (@tonlinepanorama) November 4, 2020
In the high or very high
risk
zones
,
leaving the place of residence
and the region is
restricted
.
Exceptions are work or medical reasons.
In addition,
bars and restaurants have to
close there.
The tightening will take
effect
on
Thursday
and will initially apply for
four weeks
until December 3rd.
All
museums
across the country have to
close - the Vatican is also closing its exhibitions.
Public transport can only be half full.
Higher schools need to move to online teaching.
With the principle of the
three risk zones
, the government wants to
address
regional differences
in the corona development more
specifically
, but
prevent
a strict national
lockdown
like in spring
.
In addition, the burden and quality of the
health system
should be included.
The bans go furthest
in red zones with a very high
corona risk
: Many shops are also supposed to remain closed there.
Grocery stores and pharmacies, among others, are excluded.
Corona in Italy: media reports announce new restrictions
Update from November 4, 9.44 a.m.:
According to media reports, Italy's Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte signed
a
decree
on Wednesday night
with
new restrictions
in the fight against the
Corona crisis
.
Accordingly, the 60 million Italians now have to
stay at home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
due to a
night curfew
.
Exceptions are only made for urgent trips such as to work or to the doctor.
Even
stricter partial lockdowns are
planned
in
high-risk
zones
.
Many shops there have to close and there are travel bans, as the
Ansa
news
agency
wrote on Wednesday.
In addition, all museums in the country will be closed.
The
tightening of the rules
should come into force on Thursday and will initially
apply
for four weeks
until December 3rd
.
The media had already reported on the measures in the previous days.
The government wanted to publish the decree later that day.
Accordingly, one of the measures, a new principle of
risk assessment
, the
Italy
in
three risk zones
shares.
Rome
wants to
address regional differences in the
corona development
more
specifically
.
In the red zones with a very high corona risk, the bans go well beyond the national rules.
According to initial reports,
Lombardy
and
Piedmont
in the north and
Calabria
in the south
are likely
to be declared such
high-risk zones
, wrote the newspaper
La Repubblica
.
Corona in Italy: Conte announces severe restrictions
Update from November 3, 4:38 p.m.:
Italy is about to
partial lockdown
, according to
dpa,
various Italian media
report the
same.
The Italian
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
had already
announced strong corona restrictions
on
Monday evening
in
order to react to the increasing number of coronavirus infections.
The corresponding
emergency decree of the government (DPCM)
should be published on Monday, but caused a
dispute
between the government and the heads of the 20 regions.
The waiver is
expected
for
Tuesday evening
or during Wednesday.
In addition to
nationwide nighttime curfews
, Conte announced that it would increase the
coronavirus protection
in certain
high
-risk zones
.
Among other things,
Lombardy
and
Piedmont
in the north are to be declared as so-called red zones with a particularly high risk.
In the autonomous
province of South Tyrol
an already valid from Wednesday
curfew from 20:00 pm to 5:00
am.
There is much speculation about the exact regulations of Giuseppe Conte's DPCM.
A Twitter user quotes
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio
: "Even if I call Giuseppe Conte personally, I cannot get the manuscript of the new DPCM!"
"Neanche se chiamo Giuseppe Conte in pesona riuscirò ad avere il manoscritto del nuovo DPCM!"
[Luigi Di Maio] pic.twitter.com/uTAiOxaOF1
- mnlmnlmnlmnl (@piadinasalame) November 3, 2020
“We are about to order the closure of
shopping centers
.
A reduction in capacity in the entire local public
transport system
to 50 percent
is to be expected
... we are planning to introduce restrictions on traffic in and out of regions that have a higher risk coefficient, ”said Conte on Monday in the Senate of further planned
security measures
.
Update from November 2, 6:21 p.m
.: In
Italy
, the
corona pandemic
threatens to
worsen again.
On Monday evening, the health authority reported 22,253 new infections within 24 hours.
The region with the most daily cases is still Lombardy (+5278), followed by
Campania
(2861),
Tuscany
(2009),
Piedmont
(+2003) and
Lazio
(+1859).
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
announced
further restrictions on the already existing partial lockdown
in
Rome
- and wants to speak to the Italian population that evening.
Corona in Italy: Francesco Totti apparently infected
Update from November 2nd, 3:55 p.m.: Francesco Totti
apparently has
Corona
.
The football icon had tested positive for the virus, the Italian media reported on Monday.
The former AS Roma captain had recently shown some symptoms, but he is on the way to recovery.
The father of the 2006 world champion, Enzo Totti, had died of
Covid-19
three weeks
ago.
Coronavirus pandemic in Italy: According to Giuseppe Conte, night exit restrictions are planned
Update from November 2nd, 1:45 p.m.: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is
preparing
Italy
for new, stricter
corona
restrictions.
Before the House of Representatives, the larger of the two chambers of parliament, the head of government announced further tightening such as restrictions on freedom of movement and the closure of all museums.
Accordingly, nocturnal
exit
restrictions are
planned, Conte has not yet given the exact times.
In addition,
Italy
should be
divided into three risk zones.
Concrete formulations are expected this Monday.
Close coordination between Governments and @EU_Commission is fundamental for a rapid and effective response to the new # COVID19 wave.
The health response must come together with the economic one.
Only united will Europe overcome the crisis.
pic.twitter.com/ylYrga6lBl
- Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) October 29, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic in Italy: Giuseppe Conte probably wants to announce new corona restrictions
First report from November 2nd:
Munich / Rome -
Italy
is
hit with full force
by the
second corona wave
and is fighting for a uniform
Covid-19
*
strategy in the next phase of the
coronavirus pandemic
.
"We have 48 hours to try to get the tightening on the way," said Health Minister
Roberto Speranza
on Sunday (November 1st)
the
Corriere della Sera
: "There are too many people on the way."
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
wants to announce new
corona restrictions
by decree this Monday
, various media report unanimously.
Around the past weekend, for example, there had been
protests
in
Rome
and
Florence,
including isolated riots against a new lockdown.
The pandemic in Italy | reported new Covid-19 infections | Corona-related deaths |
Saturday October 31st | 31,758 | 297 |
Sunday November 1st | 29,907 | 208 |
But: According to
spiegel.de
, a
curfew
from 6 p.m. is under discussion.
The Italian newspaper
La Repubblica
, on the other hand, expects a ban from 9 p.m.
Because: The
new Covid 19 infections
shoot up in the Mediterranean country - including the dead numbers.
On Saturday, Italy (around 60 million inhabitants) reported 297 deaths in connection with the
corona virus
.
Coronavirus pandemic in Italy: Corona hotspots Lombardy, Naples and Genoa
As
Corona hotspots
that apply currently
Lombardy
around Milan and Brescia, and the cities
of Naples
and
Genoa
.
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