Politics
Covid: lockdown imposed in Abruzzo region
The central area of Abruzzo was put under lockdown on Wednesday after being classified as one of the red areas with a high risk of COVID-19 infection in Italy. The southern part of Puglia also looks set to turn red soon. The government has introduced a three-tier restriction system based on the regional COVID […]
Read MoreGreece will resume its economic activities from December 1
Deputy Development Minister Nikos Papathanasis (Nikos Papathanasis) said that Greece will gradually resume its economic activities from December 1, when the country’s second national lockdown plan will end. Speaking on Skai TV, Papathanasis explained that the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in Greece appears to be stabilizing, indicating that the spread of the virus will be […]
Read MorePortugal: Minister of Culture called on to continue to visit cultural facilities
The Minister of Culture Graça Fonseca called on “all people” to continue to visit performances and cultural facilities, emphasizing the measures taken by professionals in the industry to adapt to approved measures to contain the pandemic. In the final speech at the joint hearing of the Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Communication and […]
Read MoreItaly: Florence declared Covid red area
In Italy, urban areas including Naples and Florence have been declared red areas for the coronavirus as hospitals are working hard to increase the number of new admissions. Gianni Rezza, director of the National Institute of Health, said that with Italy’s newly confirmed cases reaching 650 per 100,000 people, the “significant increase in […]
Read MoreAustria to adopt stricter coronavirus measures from Monday
Austrian media reported on Friday that as the number of infections and hospitalizations increases, Austria’s coronavirus shutdown is bound to intensify. Ten days after adopting a series of shutdown measures on November 3, Austria will further tighten its nationwide coronavirus measures. The government is already waiting to see the impact of the […]
Read MoreItaly: Conte warns of Christmas parties
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned people not to gather to shop and celebrate Christmas on Friday, as the COVID surge is expected during Christmas. He said spirituality is a private matter and should not be collectively flagged. . The prime minister said: “We will consider the epidemiological curve in December, but we cannot just […]
Read MoreGermany: big rise in toilet paper sales
The country’s statistics office said on Thursday that in Germany, sales of toilet paper and disinfectants have risen again because Europe’s largest economy is facing a second wave of coronavirus. The office said on Twitter: “The purchase of hamsters has started again.” He used German to mean panic buying or hoarding. In a […]
Read MoreGreece: New wall along Turkish border
The Greek government said that because of concerns that immigrants might try to cross the border into EU countries on a large scale, the Greek government has finalized a plan to build a wall on the northeast border with Turkey. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said that a 26-kilometer (16-mile) separation wall will be added […]
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