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Added on the 19/12/2020 08:12:01 - Copyright : Euronews EN
In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
Rome (Italy), Dec 24 (EFE), (Camera: Antonello Nusca).- The Christmas lockdown imposed by Italian authorities started on Thursday in Italy. FOOTAGE OF POLICE CHECKS IN ROME.
Rome (Italy), Dec 21 (EFE), (Camera: Antonello Nusca).- Italy has imposed new restrictions on travel between regions, with some exceptions, in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country.FOOTAGE OF ROME FIUMICINO AIRPORT (00:00-01:46) AND TERMINI TRAIN STATION (01:46 -02:51).
For the third night in a row, Italians open their windows to sing together and raise their spirits amid the shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. A series of decrees from the Italian government have drastically limited citizens' movements, with vast swathes of the economy shut down and people instructed to leave the house only when strictly necessary. IMAGES
French actor Tahar Rahim launches the holiday season in Paris as the Christmas lights are turned on on the Champs-Élysées. This year's lights will go out a week earlier than usual as the country faces an energy crisis. IMAGES
A Christmas market in Vienna opens as a partial confinement, in place since last month due to soaring Covid cases, comes to an end. However, only the vaccinated will be able to regain their freedoms, those who have not received the required doses will have to remain at home. IMAGES
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