Italy on Thursday banned midnight mass and halted motion between cities as a part of the brand new restrictions geared toward avoiding a surge in coronavirus infections over the Christmas holidays.
Prime minister Giuseppe Conte mentioned that, from December 21 to January 6, motion between Italy’s 20 areas will solely be allowed for work, medical causes or emergencies.
“It is clear this will be a Christmas that is different from the others but it will be no less authentic”, Conte mentioned, urging folks to not invite any friends to their properties.
“These families must remain divided even at Christmas. This is yet more proof that the government does not know Italy”, mentioned Matteo Salvini, chief of the rightist League opposition occasion.
Italy has up to now registered 1.665 million infections and greater than 58,000 deaths from the virus, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain.
On Thursday, authorities reported a report 993 deaths. The earlier report was in March, when the nation reported 919 deaths.