More austerity measures are being introduced in Italy



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He called for the saturation of hospitals in the province of Lombardy, especially in the city of Milan, critical Walter Bergamaschi, the head of the local public health bureau on Sunday, after a rate of virus tests and infections detected in one day approached 10 percent.

Giuseppe Conte the prime minister will announce new restrictive measures in the evening. The tightening that went into effect on Tuesday was insufficient due to the sudden increase in the spread of the epidemic.

According to press reports, the government wants to avoid the curfew imposed in spring and also rule out the closure of economic activity and schools. The rules for living with the epidemic will be agreed between the government and the provinces starting Friday night.

Protecting education and employment is paramount

He declared Domenico Arcuri epidemic proof.

The new measures could include increasing telecommuting to 75 percent, eliminating congestion on public transportation by scheduling morning work and starting school. They can tighten the closure of restaurants at night, as well as restrictions on sports activities. The Italian Episcopal Faculty (Cei) also intervened in the case, rejecting the possible re-closure of the churches.

The number of infections examined increased by 11,705 in one day. The number of active patients exceeded 126,000. 69 patients died.

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