Coronavirus: Masks made mandatory outdoors across Italy, other Euopean develpments

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Fri, 2020-10-09 12:59 — mike kraft

Coronavirus: Masks made mandatory outdoors across Italy Masks will also need to be worn in most indoor places, as Italy tries to stem a rise in infections. BBC News

Italians were subject to some of the strictest lockdown measures in the world when the country became the first in Europe to be overwhelmed by the coronavirus earlier in the year.

Although it has managed to keep the virus in check more successfully than many other European countries in recent months, cases in the last 24 hours have surged past the 3,000 mark for the first time since 24 April, registering 3,678 new infections, data from the health ministry shows. ...

Italy also took action on Wednesday to stem the number of cases coming in from Europe, announcing compulsory testing for anyone travelling from the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and the Czech Republic.

Elsewhere in Europe:

The Czech Republic now has the highest number of new cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the past 14 days in the EU, overtaking Spain
Cases have also reached a record high in the Netherlands, with nearly 5,000 recorded in 24 hours
All pubs and restaurants across central Scotland - including in Glasgow and Edinburgh - are to be closed from Friday. England is considering similar measures in some regions. ...

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