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Rome offers drive-in Covid-19 swab tests.
Rome local health authorities ASL have introduced a 'drive-in' nasopharyngeal swab test for the diagnosis of Covid-19, during which people remain in their cars, reports Italian...
Under a new government plan to renationalise Alitalia, Italy's national flag carrier is expected to have about 30 aircraft, 3,000 employees and fly mainly short and medium haul routes, with very few long haul servic...
Ostia Antica gets EU recognition together with nine other sites in Europe.
Rome. The archaeological area of Ostia Antica has been awarded the European Heritage Label by the EU, in recognition of its historical and cultu...
Birds and animals reclaim Palatine Hill for themselves during Rome's lockdown.
Animals and birds living on Rome's Palatine Hill are taking advantage of the lack of tourists to "take back" the hill for themselves, report...
Italy's Coronavirus quarantine has been extended by 10 days.
The Italian government has extended its lockdown in place to combat the Coronavirus emergency until 13 April.
The quarantine measures had been due to end o...
There are a total of 80,572 coronavirus patients in Italy, with an increase compared to yesterday of 2,937. On Tuesday the increase had been 2,107.
The total number of infected people - including victims and recovered...
Romans leave bags of food out for those in need during lockdown.
There are growing reports of people in Rome leaving out free bags of food to be collected by fellow Romans in need, as Italy enters the fourth week of loc...
Rome's most beautiful piazza filled with the music of Morricone.
Rome is in lockdown due to the Coronavirus crisis and Romans have increasingly looked to music to provide solace in these troubled times.
Last weekend,...
Italy's lockdown may have saved 38,000 lives according to experts at Imperial College London.
The drastic measures adopted in Europe to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic may have already prevented up to 120,00...
Italy clarifies lockdown rules for parents and joggers.
Italy's interior ministry has issued some "clarifications" relating to the country's nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Parents are permitted to ta...
Compared to yesterday, 1,109 more people have recovered in Italy from the Coronavirus infection.Since the beginning of the Coronavirus epidemic in Italy, a total of 105,792 people have contracted the Covid-19 virus. 4,02...
Vatican flags are flying at half mast today on all the buildings of the Holy See in a sign of solidarity and mourning for the victims of Covid-19 and their families in Italy and throughout the world.
Yesterday th...
"The reduction in emissions that we can see coincides with the lockdown in Italy causing less traffic and industrial activities.”
On 10 March, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte implemented a nationwide lockdown that...
Italy's health minister made statement about Covid-19 lockdown.
Italian health minister Roberto Sperenza said that the government is working towards extending the country's "containment measures until at least Easter",...
De Donatis is the first cardinal to test positive for Covid-19.
Rome's Cardinal Vicar, Angelo De Donatis, has been hospitalised after testing positive for Coronavirus, reports Vatican News.
Cardinal De Donatis, the p...
Highest number of recoveries in Italy since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency.
As of today a total of 75,528 coronavirus patients have been registered in Italy, with an increase of 1,648 compared to yest...
Polish doctors to help Italy face Covid-19 emergency.
Poland is sending a team of 15 doctors to Italy on the afternoon of 30 March to help in the country's battle against Coronavirus.
Comprising three emergency teams...
Here's a list of 5 ideas that you can use to start planning your life for the upcoming months when the lockdown will be over.As much as we are stuck inside now, the lockdown will indeed be over sooner than later and we'l...
Rome cat shelter appeals for online donations and distance adoptions.
Rome's Torre Argentina cat sanctuary, located among the ruins of the Largo Argentina archaeological area, has provided shelter, food and love to cats...
Todays figures on the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy.
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus epidemic 97,689 people have been infected by Covid-19,. That is 5,217 more than yesterday, with a percentage grow...
Albania flies medical team to Italy to help battle Covid-19 crisis.
Albania has flown a team of doctors and nurses to Italy to help it deal with the Coronavirus pandemic in the north of the country.
The 30 doctors an...
Italy organises an art flashmob to celebrate its empty museums.
Italy's museums may be closed due to the Coronavirus lockdown but the culture ministry has come up with a unique way of transporting us there virtually....
A birds-eye view of an empty Florence during lockdown.
FlorenceTV has released a video of drone footage showing the streets and monuments of the Tuscan capital devoid of crowds during Italy's nationwide lockdown due to...
Today Italy has reached the saddening recorded of over ten thousand victims due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Since the Covid-19 epidemic started in Italy, 10,023 people have died, with an increase over yesterday of 889...
Rome's English-language bookshops are battling the difficult days of lockdown with a series of initiatives and promotions.
The Anglo American Bookshop, near Piazza di Spagna, says it will reopen as soon as the governmen...
Italy looks at possibility of extending measures by two weeks, media reports.
The Italian government is reportedly considering extending its lockdown measures and travel restrictions for a further two weeks, with the po...
Rome's lack of tourists means massive drop in funds for Trevi Fountain charity.Italy's Coronavirus emergency continues to have knock-on effects on all aspects of society, even the most unexpected.With the sudden and comp...
Pontiff prays for end of pandemic in deserted Piazza S. Pietro.
Pope Francis prayed for an end to the coronavirus at an Extraordinary Universal Prayer ceremony in a deserted St Peter's Square under heavy rain on the eve...
Online shopping giant helps in Italy's Coronavirus emergency.
Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, has donated €3.5 million to Italy to help in the nation's fight against the Coronavirus emergency, reports Itali...
Italy's death toll from the Coronavirus pandemic has reached 9,134
There was an increase of 969 deaths since yesterday, according to data announced by Italy’s civil protection on 27 March.
The number of fatalities an...
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