Govt rules out linking vaccine allocation to regions GDP
Proposal by Lombardy s Moratti unfortunate says Boccia
19 Gennaio 2021
ROME, JAN 19 - Regional Affairs Minister Francesco
Boccia on Tuesday ruled out central government agreeing to a
proposal by Lombardy s new welfare chief, former Milan mayor
Letizia Moratti, for a region s GDP to be a factor in deciding
its allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Lombardy, the regional around Milan, is one of the driving
forces of the Italian economy. The vaccination campaign is needed to protect the health of the
Italian people, bring the number of victims down to zero, take
away congestion in hospitals and take the country back to
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Coronavirus: Commission puts forward rules on rapid antigen tests and secures 20 million tests for member states
Published 3 months ago
Following up on the Council conclusions of 11 December, the Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council recommendation on a common framework for the use, validation and mutual recognition of rapid antigen tests. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnostic testing has been rapidly evolving, demonstrating its central role in outbreak control. The recommendations put forward by the Commission will ensure the uniform use, validation and recognition of rapid antigen tests in the EU.
The Commission has also today signed a framework contract with Abbott and Roche allowing the purchase of over 20 million rapid antigen tests for up to €100 million, financed by the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI). From early 2021, these tests will be made available to member states, as part of the EU strategy to COVID-19 testing.
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ROME. KAZINFORM Premier Giuseppe Conte s government is set to approve restrictions that will put Italy into a form of lockdown over the Christmas holidays to stop social contact during the festive season feeding a third wave of COVID-19 contagion here, sources said Friday. Related news
The government is expected to make all of Italy a red zone, meaning bars and restaurants and non-essential shops must close, on Sundays, national holidays and the days before, the sources said on the basis of a meeting Conte had with the parties supporting his government, ANSA reports.
This system will run from Christmas Eve until the Epiphany national holiday on January 6.
(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 18 - Premier Giuseppe Conte s government
looks set to approve restrictions that will put Italy into some
form of a lockdown over the Christmas holidays to stop social
contact during the festive season feeding a third wave of
COVID-19 contagion here.
The government is expected to declare all of Italy a red zone,
meaning bars and restaurants and non-essential shops must close.
But the executive has reportedly not decided exactly which days
this system should be in force and whether to also impose
restrictions to stop get-togethers between families and friends
over the holidays.
Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia said Thursday that he
COVID: Govt to make Italy a red zone at Xmas
Maximum of 2 adult visitors under new restrictions says sources
18 Dicembre 2020
ROME, DEC 18 - Premier Giuseppe Conte s government
is set to approve restrictions that will put Italy into a form
of lockdown over the Christmas holidays to stop social contact
during the festive season feeding a third wave of COVID-19
contagion here, sources said Friday.
The government is expected to make all of Italy a red zone,
meaning bars and restaurants and non-essential shops must close,
on Sundays, national holidays and the days before, the sources
said on the basis of a meeting Conte had with the parties