Italy

The World Health Organization has warned of a 'critical juncture' of the pandemic, particularly in the northern hemisphere and urged heads of state to take action to reduce the spread of Covid-19.European leaders have increased restrictions as cases have continued rising. Wales has started a two-week 'firebreak' lockdown and Portugal's parliament has passed […]

What is Italy's 'sun time', and why does it arrive in winter?

Now that several regions of Italy have declared curfews, you'll need to carry a form if you want to leave the house at night. Here's where to find the paperwork.

As coronavirus infections hit yet another record high, the governor of one of Italy's worst-hit regions is urging the Italian government to declare new restrictions across the entire country.

The clocks go back in Italy this weekend - possibly for the last time.

More than 100 Italian academics have written to the government calling for urgent restrictions to avoid thousands more cases and hundred of deaths in Italy from Covid-19.

Mafia hunters warns that the pressure on Italian businesses will only increase as the economic fall-out from Covid-19 and a national lockdown bites.

Italy's second biggest city was the first to go under curfew late on Thursday, as the entire region of Lombardy began a nightly shutdown.

If you're a Brit who's resident in Italy, there's one more piece of paperwork you should get in order before the Brexit transition period ends.

This medieval word is back on everyone's lips in the time of Covid-19.

A proposal to protect the family rights of British people in Europe returning to the UK has been voted down in the UK parliament.

Germany has added more than half of Italy to its coronavirus risk list, meaning many people travelling between the two countries will now face mandatory quarantine.

Foreign minister makes formal complaint about ‘interference’ on the highest Alpine peakItaly has reignited a dispute with France over Mont Blanc border rights after French authorities imposed measures that encroached on Italian territory.Luigi Di Maio, the Italian foreign minister, who in the past has stoked tensions with France over other issues, said […]

As Italy battles to avoid another nationwide lockdown, regional governments are placing Covid-19 hotspots under curfew in a bid to contain new infections.

Rome and the surrounding region will be under curfew at night from Friday onwards as local authorities tighten the rules in response to a spike in cases.

Italian province may impose curfew and reopen temporary hospitals in Milan and BergamoCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus infections in Lombardy, Italy’s hardest hit region in the first wave of Covid-19, have more than doubled in a day and cases across the country have eclipsed 15,000.Cases in Lombardy leapt to 4,126 […]

As Italy's new cases hit a record high, one of the government's top health advisors has warned that the biggest Italian cities are already beyond the point where tracing and testing can contain the surge.

One of Italy's most popular Christmas attractions is cancelled this year, as the Alpine region of Trentino-Alto Adige calls off its famed festive markets.

Brain cells have been found in exceptionally preserved form in the remains of a young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago, an Italian study has revealed.

The region of Campania has ordered residents not to leave their own province except for emergencies, in a return to restrictions not seen since the end of Italy's lockdown.

From new infections to the positivity rate, there are a lot of numbers to keep track of when it comes to following the coronavirus. These graphs and maps give you some of the most essential data for understanding how the pandemic is developing in Italy.

Parts of Spain and Italy facing restrictions as Ireland set to become first EU country to reimpose national lockdownRegions in Spain and Italy have returned to lockdown and Ireland will do so from Wednesday as countries across Europe continue to report new Covid infection highs and governments struggle to contain the second wave of the pandemic.The northern […]

A sharp rise in demand for homes in southern Italy has upended previous property market trends, the latest statistics show.

Italy's coronavirus situation has changed dramatically in just one month - but why? And are things really worse now than in March? Here we take a closer look at the data.

Coronavirus cases rising rapidly in Italian region badly hit by first wave of infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAuthorities in Lombardy have been given the green light to impose a curfew as the Italian region hardest hit in the coronavirus first wave braces itself for a surge in hospital admissions.Campania in the south […]

China’s economy grows 4.9%; ‘Situation is critical’ in Italy, says PM; restrictions ease in Australian city of MelbourneCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert and sidelined White House coronavirus taskforce member, has said he was “absolutely not” surprised that Donald […]

Switzerland makes masks mandatory as continent struggles to contain infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePolice fought anti-mask protesters in the Czech Republic, Ireland prepared to announce tough new restrictions and Switzerland made masks mandatory indoors as European governments struggled to contain continuing record […]

Leaders from Viktor Orbán to Jair Bolsonaro are wary of a return to geopolitics as usualIn Budapest, Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, says he is “rooting for another victory for Donald Trump”. In Brasília, Jair Bolsonaro has been pictured in a Trump 2020 campaign hat.Rightwing nationalist politicians around the globe are abandoning […]

The Mose flood-defence system’s success will boost a centre-left government building a reputation for quiet competenceVenice’s flood sirens sing, piercing through the early morning fog. Metal bulkheads are in position, securing shops and grocery stores. Wooden walkways sneak through calli and salizade – our streets. Locals sport emergency rubber […]

Italy’s southern orchards have been affected by hailstorms, drought and the Xylella bacteriaItaly, the world’s second-largest exporter of olive oil, has seen output drop by a quarter this year, an agricultural lobby said, due to bad weather and a deadly bacteria.Italian production for 2020 is estimated at 270,000 tonnes, down 26% from 2019 due to a […]