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Corona in Italy: More infections than ever before in 24 hours - Germany declares the whole country a risk area

2020-11-07T14:11:53.527Z


The coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly in Italy. New corona measures including night curfew come into force. Follow all developments here in the news ticker.


The coronavirus pandemic is spreading rapidly in Italy.

New corona measures including night curfew come into force.

Follow all developments here in the news ticker.

  • 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

.

Follow all developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Italy here in the news ticker

.

(pm)

* Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network

Source: merkur

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