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A far-right movement called Nueva Fuerza protested against the “health dictatorship” and the curfew in Rome from midnight to five in the morning. The place was the Piazza del Popolo in the center of the city.
The protesters, dressed from head to toe in black, covering their faces, fired green, white and red fireworks at exactly midnight and then attacked the police. Smoke and paper bombs were thrown, vehicles were damaged, street clashes lasted more than an hour and spread to various districts of the city, where youths attacked police officers who blocked the streets with restrictions or threw scooters at them. Ten protesters were arrested and several policemen were injured.
A demonstration against restrictions due to the epidemic also ended in a clash with police officers in Naples on Friday.
The Roman newspaper Il Messaggero believed that there was a serious threat to public order in the capital due to the economic and social tensions caused by the coronavirus epidemic.
The Interior Minister, Luciana Lamorgese, has recognized that a “difficult autumn” is promising. However, in his previous statements he highlighted that they were deliberately violent organized movements that “had nothing to do with the civil protest over the difficult economic situation, a legitimate expression of the concerns of employers and workers. Lamorgese said that no “normal people” took to the streets, in Naples the protest was organized by the local criminal organization Camorra. The head of state, Sergio Matterella, called a meeting of the heads of the authorities responsible for national security.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte canceled his press conference last night and postponed the announcement of a further adjustment until Sunday night.
According to press reports, the government plans to order the closure of commercial and catering establishments at six in the afternoon and restrict interprovincial traffic for at least a month. The provincial governors oppose such a closure of the country for fear of serious economic and social consequences.
The curve of the coronavirus epidemic in Italy is currently twenty thousand newly identified infected people per day, with one hundred and fifty deaths a day. According to the authorities, a greater adjustment will prevent these figures from increasing to two or three times in the Christmas period. Healthcare is urging an immediate, nationwide shutdown, emphasizing that several hospitals are already accommodating patients who run out of beds in ambulances.
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