Italy: Military hospitals will be used to isolate immigrants Quarantine
The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that migrants arriving in Italy could be subjected to coronavirus quarantine in military hospitals. Soon after the announcement, it turned out that 13 migrants who had obtained a positive result on COVID-19 after the weekend discharge of Calabria would be transferred to Rome Celio Military Hospital. This move took […]
Read MoreEgypt renews detention of Patrick Zaki
An Egyptian court ordered the extension of the 45-day detention of Patrick George Zaky, a student of the University of Bologna detained in Egypt since February on charges of subversive propaganda. This is reported by a network of activists who, in contact with Zaky’s lawyers, are on the front line to ask for his release. […]
Read MoreItaly: Mosquitoes do not spread coronavirus
According to preliminary results of research conducted by scientists from the Higher Institute of Health (ISS), neither the tiger mosquito nor the ordinary mosquito is able to carry the virus behind COVID-19. Indeed, inside them, Sars-Cov-2 “cannot reproduce,” so even if you bite an infected person, it can’t get infected. The study, based […]
Read MoreItaly: Man sentenced to prison for Fascism apology
A Milan court sentenced right-wing figures to two years in prison on Wednesday because he stated in a television interview that the fascist period was “a period of social reform and Italy’s great glory.” Roberto Jonghi Lavarini, nicknamed “Black Baron”, also commemorated Rome for the parade and used anti-Semitism. He was found guilty of fascist […]
Read MoreItaly: 5,400 km of ‘excellent’ beaches
In the latest annual survey of the National Environmental Protection System (ISPRA) in 2020, more than 5,400 kilometers of Italian coastal bathing water received the highest honor of “Excellent”. The survey was completed with the help of ISPRA and regional agencies, accounting for 95% of classified beaches. Sardinia and Puglia topped the list with 99.7% […]
Read MoreItaly: Di Maio wrote to Cairo urging truth on Regeni Case
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio wrote to his Egyptian counterpart demanding the truth about the torture and murder of an Italian student Giulio Regeni in Egypt in 2016. The minister said that it is crucial for bilateral relations that the people responsible for killing Regeni should be brought to justice. He also expressed the […]
Read MoreReport says obesity rises during quarantine in Italy
According to a new Italian report, obesity rose sharply during the recent coronavirus blockade in Italy. Cardiologists and other medical professionals “should be prepared for a significant rise in obesity levels,” said the researchers from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia who published a “Pandemic Effect” report in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. […]
Read MoreCoronavirus: new cases in Italy, deaths increased
The Civil Protection Department announced on Thursday that Italy had registered 333 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. This is generally stable compared to 329 new cases registered on Wednesday. The Department said 216 new cases, 64.8% of all, were registered in Lombardy, the region most affected by the disaster. It was found […]
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