Several Italian regions have demanded their shops and restaurants be allowed to start reopening on Monday, and the economy gradually opened up more as the month goes on. The autonomous region of South Tyrol voted 28 to one in its regional council to begin lifting restrictions this week after it saw a second consecutive day…
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte floated the idea of all of Europe doing “things on their own” due to the European Union’s poor response to Italy’s tragic experience with the Chinese coronavirus. “We do not expect Germany and Holland to pay our debts, but the fiscal policy rules must be loosened, otherwise we will have to…
The governor of the Italian region most devastated by the Chinese coronavirus said he was called “racist” by his colleagues in government for wanting coronavirus tests for travellers coming into Italy from China in early February. Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana said he was “mocked with insolent words” and called “racist” by his colleagues in February…
ROME — A 72-year-old priest in Italy has died from coronavirus after giving up his respirator to a younger patient, whom he did not know. Parishioners bought a respirator for Father Giuseppe Berardelli, from the town of Casnigo in the northern Italian province of Bergamo, after the priest had tested positive for coronavirus. Hearing there…
An Italian study revealed that most of the patients who have died from the coronavirus previously had some type of illness or pre-existing condition. But while these people are dying, the majority of coronavirus patients in hospitals are younger, healthier people — and they’re being prioritized by hospital staff. The average age of those who…
Risks to the global economy increased at midnight Friday after the US imposed tariffs on EU goods worth $7.5 billion. The tariffs, which came after failed talks between US trade representatives and European officials, had been expected since the beginning of the month. The tariffs are a response by the US to the subsidies offered…
