
“We must act, deploying all measures necessary to avert a new generalized lockdown,” Conte said. It also barred outdoor festivals and local fairs, also known as “sagre,” from taking place and gave local mayors the authority to close streets and public squares to avoid large gatherings.Ĭonte said that the measures were meant to not only curb the rise in cases, but to also avoid another lockdown. 18, forbidding restaurants from seating more than six people at a table, imposing earlier closing hours for bars and eateries without table service and ordering high schools and universities to make plans for staggered student schedules and regular use of online instruction.
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a series of new restrictions Oct. The ministry also reported that 69 patients died, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 36,543 since the start of the pandemic. The Italian Health Ministry said that 11,705 new positive cases of coronavirus were recorded Oct. However, Bruni said that they have since recovered from the virus.Īuthorities in Italy have been on high alert due to a spike in infections, prompting fears of a second wave of the pandemic. Three other citizens or residents of Vatican City State had been found to be positive with mild symptoms over the past few weeks. The news came several days after the Swiss Guard announced that an additional seven men tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the current number of cases among the 113 guardsmen to 11.
