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40 people test positive for Covid-19 in town south of Rome.
The town of Fondi, near the popular beach resort of Sperlonga south of Rome, has been sealed off following an outbreak of Coronavirus.
Italian news agency A...
Rome mayor: "Incredible gesture of solidarity"
Rome's elderly residents will soon be able to avail of a new service which will see Roman taxi drivers make home deliveries of food and medicine, free of charge.
The "Taxi...
Italians invited to tune in and play it loud on Friday morning.
All Italian radio stations will broadcast Italy's national anthem along with three iconic songs at 11.00 on Friday 20 March in an unprecedented initiative...
"Positive news that must make all Italian health workers proud"
The Chinese husband and wife who were the first people in Italy to test positive for Coronavirus have been discharged from Rome's Spallanzani hospital, whe...
World Health Organization praises 'incredible strength and courage' of Italy's healthcare workers.
Italy's doctors and nurses fighting the Coronavirus outbreak are "working miracles", according to the World Health Organ...
Conte says Italy's anti-Coronavirus measures to be extended.
Italy's quarantine measures and school closures are to be extended, Italian premier Giuseppe Conte said in an interview with Italy's newspaper of record Corri...
Italy "country full of old people" says Brazilian president.
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said Italy's high death toll from the Coronavirus is due to the nation's aging population, reports Italian news agency ANSA...
Cinema da casa beams much-loved films onto Roman buildings.
"Got a projector? Illuminate your city!"
With Rome in total lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, numerous initiatives have taken place to raise spirits...
Rome mayor calls for greater checks on those arriving into capital's train stations.
Payment will no longer be required for parking in Rome's 'strisce blu' - the city's blue-striped parking spaces which are normally sub...
Covid-2 hospital opens at Rome's Columbus hospital on 17 March.Rome has converted the small, private Columbus hospital into 'Covid-2', a centre for treating Coronavirus patients, the first of whom entered the new comple...
No more 24-hour food shopping in Rome.All food shops and supermarkets in Rome and across the Lazio region now have shorter opening hours, following an agreement reached between trade unions and regional authorities, repo...
A visual celebration of Italy's beauty, with uplifting message, goes viral.
Acclaimed Italian videomaker Oliver Astrologo released a new video on 17 March, the anniversary of the unification of Italy, to remind Italians...
Italy's Coronavirus outbreak led to relocation of Tom Cruise blockbuster to England.
Mission: Impossible 7 and its Hollywood star Tom Cruise have said 'arrivederci' to Italy and relocated to the UK, reports the British...
Italy's Irish residents mark St Patrick's Day with balcony singsongs and online parties.
With Italy currently in lockdown due to the escalating Coronavirus crisis, this year on 17 March Italy's Irish residents will be s...
Life in lockdown Italy: quarantined Romans take to their balconies to sing to toddler.
Italy is in total shutdown, as part of efforts to contain the Coronavirus, meaning that birthday parties - even for the smallest amo...
Free taxis in Rome for Doctors fighting Coronavirus
On 14 March, Italians stood on their balconies and applauded Italy’s doctors, nurses and medical professionals. Italians honoured the brave men and women, who continu...
Italian premier says it is time for sacrifices and responsibility.Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has said that the Coronavirus is the biggest emergency to face the country since world war two, appealing to Italian...
Pontiff visited two Rome churches to pray for the Coronavirus to end.
Pope Francis left the Vatican on Sunday afternoon for a surprise visit to two Rome churches to pray for the end of the Coronavirus pandemic that has...
Rome mayor calls on city's residents to respect quarantine rules."From what we have seen, and based on our experience, there are still too many people on the streets."
This is the opinion of two Chinese doctors, part of...
Quarantined Italians unite in music from their balconies as Italy rediscovers the sound of church bells.
Rome. Last night the bells at the Basilica of S. Maria in Trastevere rang out for a full 10 minutes in an expressi...
If you are one of the brave souls leaving your home for a quick errand, there are a couple of things that you need to know.
Since Italian premier Giuseppe Conte announced Italy’s nationwide shutdown, I have been inside...
Italians take to their balconies at midday to honour their doctors, nurses and healthcare workers battling the country's Coronavirus emergency.
Italy's impromptu singalongs are making world headlines as quarantined Ital...
Pope Francis urges priests not to abandon faithful in time of crisis.
Rome’s parish churches have reopened to the faithful for private prayer after being closed for less than a day.
Every church in the Diocese of Rom...
Trains in Lazio Region to follow summer timetable.
Rome's metro, buses and trams will cease operating each night at 21.00 - beginning on 14 March - as part of nationwide efforts to limit the spread of the escalating Cor...
Rome closes parks, villas and playgrounds as Italy battles Coronavirus.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has ordered the immediate closure of all parks, villas and public playgrounds to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
Th...
Singing from the balcony: life in lockdown Italy.Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has extended a most unusual invitation to Romans, calling on them to open their windows or step out onto their balconies for a singsong, at 18.00...
China sends medical experts and hospital equipment to help in Italy's Coronavirus emergency.A team of top Chinese doctors landed in Rome last night as part of China's effort to help Italy tackle the country's escalating...
My dad tapped his fingers, on the steering wheel, to the beat of some heavy metal song. My mom sat in the seat behind me, ranting about me making friends on the plane and sticking with them while abroad.
Meanwhile, I...
Vicar of Rome orders closure of Rome's churches until 3 April.
All Catholic churches in Rome have been closed to the faithful until 3 April, in line with Italy's total shutdown as the country battles a worsening Coronav...
Rome closes Ciampino airport as Italy goes into total shutdown.Italy has shut down Rome's Ciampino airport, home to several low-cost airlines, as well as the main terminal at Fiumicino, the capital's main airport.
The d...
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