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The man was vaccinated on Saturday in Biella. The circumstances of his death are being investigated, but the use of AstraZeneca has been suspended with immediate effect. Those who signed up for the AstraZeneca vaccination on Sunday were sent home from the vaccination stations. At the moment, only the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines remain in the region.
As a precautionary decision, the suspension of AstraZeneca was called by the province’s health advisor, Luigi Genesio Icardi. He said that this is the first death among people vaccinated since the end of December.
Previously, the use of two series of AstraZeneca was discontinued in Sicily after blood clots were detected in some cases after vaccination. An investigation has been launched into the death of a soldier.
Starting Monday, epidemic restrictions will tighten significantly across the country. The new closure will affect 48 million of the 60 million Italians.
In the closing city of Rome, hair salons were also open on Sundays, welcoming guests non-stop until late Saturday night. Crowds stunned the shopping streets, museums, and restaurant and bar terraces on the last walk before closing. They tried to divert the influx of people with laces.
According to the Italian Interior Ministry, compliance with epidemic limits has been verified in more than 43 million cases in the last year and fines have been imposed on 600,000 people.
On Sunday, Pope Francis delivered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines with the participation of a limited number of believers. At noon, the Pope spoke from the window of the apostolic palaces overlooking St. Peter’s Square, and his words were heard by thousands for a few weeks, “saying goodbye” to personal meetings with the archbishop.
From Monday to April 6, the Vatican City State will also be closed, and the Archbishop’s speeches and Masses will once again be broadcast via the Internet. There will also be a Sunday of Flowers and Easter without believers: last year the foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday was missed, the Good Friday evening crusade took place in St. Peter’s Square instead of the Colosseum, and the Mass Easter Sunday was celebrated in an empty basilica.
Easter this year will be similar, when the closure will affect all cities and regions without exception. Due to the all-day curfew, Italians can only go to the church closest to where they live. Due to the safety distance, the number of believers should also be reduced, but as at Christmas, they try to present as many Masses as possible every day.
Last year, in the first wave of the new coronavirus epidemic, on March 9, the Vatican was closed. On March 27, Pope Francis held a prayer for the sick and dead in the completely empty St. Peter’s Square.
The Vatican has announced that the vaccination of residents and workers of the pontifical state is progressing at an accelerated rate. The Vatican, with fewer than four thousand inhabitants, could be the first fully transplanted state. The vaccine shipment arrived in Vatican City in mid-January, Pope Francis received the second dose in early February and was vaccinated at the age of 93 in the 16th century. Benedict also retired Pope.
Starting Monday, seven million Italian students will switch back to distance education, 81.5 percent of the learning community. In the province of Lombardy, nurseries are also kept at home. Since March of last year, most students have only attended regular classes in the classroom in September and October.
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