Italy decided Wednesday to impose a nationwide curfew and new lockdowns in some of its regions to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, following European neighbors in introducing new restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a new decree signed Wednesday to further improve nationwide pandemic prevention and control measures from November 5 to December 3, and implement stricter controls and blockades in high-risk areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the decree, a curfew will be imposed across Italy from 22:00 to 05:00 the next day during the period. Some road sections or squares where there is a risk of crowd gathering will be closed. In addition, large and medium-sized shopping malls will be closed on holidays except food stores and pharmacies. Meanwhile, museums, amusement parks and other cultural and entertainment venues will be closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to medical experts, the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy is at a high level as the testing positivity rate has been maintained at a high level and the number of hospitalized and severe cases continues to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italy was the first European country hit by coronavirus and has so far reported 790,377 cases, including 30,550 new infections reported in the past 24 hours. A total of 39,764 people have died from the virus in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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