Discontented members of the Five Star Movement (M5S) have threatened to pull the plug on the leftist coalition government over their opposition to the use of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
Nurses and doctors joined Pope Francis for a torch-lit Good Friday Way of the Cross ceremony in an empty St. Peter’s Square, as Italy and much of the world remains in lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.
A report published by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) this week denounced China’s official coronavirus statistics as mathematically improbable and estimated the true number of infections from the epidemic in China was about 2.9 million, over a hundred times the total of 81,907 infections claimed by Beijing as of Friday.
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs time to recover from the new coronavirus and is unlikely to be back at work soon, his father said Friday, as millions of Britons began an Easter holiday weekend in lockdown and the U.K. recorded almost 1,000 more COVID-19 deaths than the day before.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said this week that his country’s response to the Chinese coronavirus “has not been perfect” but that Italy’s model is nonetheless being used by other nations that are trying to combat the Wuhan virus.
The Italian government has extended its national citizen lockdown for at least an additional three weeks, adding to concerns of an imploding economy and a growing number of people running out of funds for basic necessities.
PM Conte floated the idea of all of Europe doing “things on their own” due to the EU’s poor response to the China coronavirus.
The leftist governing coalition has closed all ports in Italy to migrant transport NGOs, stating that the country is no longer a safe haven due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Far-left CBS has been caught broadcasting misleading hospital footage for a second time during the coronavirus pandemic.
The mayor of the southern Italian city of Bari scolded an elderly man who was going to visit his daughter in the city, insisting that he was slapping a heavy fine on him “for your own good.”
Italy’s overall death toll from the Chinese coronavirus exceeded 17,000 on Tuesday, as another 604 people have died from the disease in the last 24 hours. Italian health officials, however, believe the nation has reached its “peak,” as confirmed cases of the coronavirus are beginning to drop.
Italian law enforcement intervened at the end of a Palm Sunday Mass celebrated by Bishop Raffaello Martinelli with some 40 persons in attendance.
A 104-year-old Italian grandmother has become the world’s oldest survivor of the Chinese coronavirus, and the Spanish flu 100 years ago.
Italy’s overall death toll from the Chinese coronavirus exceeded 16,000 on Monday, as another 636 died from the disease in 24 hours.
Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s opposition party, has called for churches to be open at Easter, insisting that people should be able to care for their spiritual health as they care for their bodies.
President Donald Trump and his coronavirus task force on Sunday noted that the number of infections and deaths from the virus is stabilizing in many areas, offering Americans some hope.
A rosary made out of blue and white balloons was released into the sky in Italy, giving hope to many quarantined Italians as they were stuck in their apartments, according to a video.
Italy’s overall death toll from the Chinese coronavirus exceeded 15,000 on Saturday as another 681 people have died from the disease in just the last 24 hours – an increase of 4.6 percent in one day.
“We think Italy may be the most comparable area to the United States at this point,” Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Wednesday. As Italy’s coronavirus death toll continues to grow many are asking: Why did the virus that originated in Wuhan, China, strike Italy so hard? And why do our leaders think we may become like Italy?
More and more Catholics in Italy are voicing their disappointment with Church leadership in the face of violations of religious liberty, including the classification of worship as a nonessential activity.
The streets of Rome were deserted the day before Palm Sunday, wiped antiseptically clean by fears of the coronavirus and, even more, of draconian measures instituted by the state to keep citizens confined to their homes.
The President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen has apologised to Italy for a lack of solidarity over the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, as anger towards the political bloc grows.
Rome’s mayor, Virginia Raggi, boasts on social media that police have conducted a record number of stops of citizens and handed out hundreds of hefty fines for those judged to be in noncompliance with the coronavirus lockdown.
In the last 24 hours, 766 people have died in Italy from the Chinese coronavirus, bringing the nation’s overall death toll to 14,681.
A brawl broke out in a supermarket in the Italian commune of Casoria this week when two men began arguing about wearing medical masks while waiting to pay for their goods.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stated Thursday that President Donald Trump will be remembered by future generations as a “historic figure” for his response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world.
Over 3.4 million people — including 759,493 traveling from China — poured into the United States as the coronavirus began to gain a grip on the world, according to an ABC News investigation.
The mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, has released a video message warning citizens to stay in their homes during the coronavirus lockdown or they will be responsible for “mass murder.”
Hundreds of thousands of Italians raced to apply for a 600-euro coronavirus bonus Wednesday, crashing the website for Italian social security (INPS).
An Italian governor said he was called “racist” by his colleagues for wanting tests for travellers from China in early February.
A group of Italian politicians have warned that the European Union will “cease to exist” if countries in the bloc refuse to increase funding to the nations hardest hit by the Chinese coronavirus.
In the last 24 hours, 727 people have died in Italy from the Chinese coronavirus, bringing the nation’s overall death toll to 13,155.
Far-left CBS News was caught red-handed using chaotic footage from an Italian hospital in a story about New York City hospitals.
In the last 24 hours, 837 people have died in Italy from the Chinese coronavirus, bringing the nation’s overall death toll to 12,428.
President Trump is eyeing additional travel bans to stop the spread of the Chinese coronavirus in the United States.
In the last 24 hours, 812 people have died in Italy from the Chinese coronavirus, bringing the nation’s overall death toll to 11,591 as of Monday — an increase of 7.5 per cent in one day.
Pope Francis has warned of a possible “viral genocide” if governments prioritize the economy over the people, insisting that the state’s first task is to “defend the population.”
Lockdown measures imposed by governments to tackle coronavirus may be excessive and based on false assumptions, writes James Delingpole.
Rome mayor Virginia Raggi has urged citizens to become government informants by reporting on their neighbors who violate any of the coronavirus lockdown rules.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain and Italy have demanded more European help as they fight still-surging coronavirus infections amid the continent’s worst crisis since World War II. In the U.S., authorities urged millions around New York City to stop travelling to keep the virus contained.
