New Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi presides over his first cabinet meeting in Rome last month. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
ROME (AFP) Italy is facing “a new wave” of coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Mario Draghi warned Friday as his government prepared to tighten restrictions across most of the country.
Schools, restaurants, shops and museums are expected to close from Monday in the majority of regions, after Italy recorded almost 26,000 new Covid-19 cases and another 373 deaths on Thursday.
During a visit to a new vaccination centre at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, Draghi did not give details of the new measures but said his cabinet had agreed to adopt “appropriate and proportionate” restrictions.
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April 13, 2021 last updated 17:3 ET Mario Draghi speaks to the media after accepting a mandate to form Italy’s new government at Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome, Feb. 3, 2021 (AP Photo by Alessandra Tarantino).
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Italy fell into a political crisis in late-January, when, following disagreements in the coalition then headed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a small but crucial part of the government withdrew its support. Without the backing of former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s Italia Viva party, Conte no longer had the required majority in Parliament. Given the dire straits of Italy’s health system and economy due to the coronavirus pandemic, the unexpected move raised concerns over the country’s ability to effectively continue its vaccination campaign and lay the foundations for economic recovery.
ROME (AP) — Premier Mario Draghi easily won a confidence vote in Parliament’s upper chamber Wednesday night after vowing to do whatever it takes to lead Italy out of the
ROME, Feb 11 Italy’s populist Five Star Movement (M5S) agreed yesterday to hold an online vote that could clear the way for Mario Draghi to be installed as the new prime minister. The M5S, the largest party in parliament, has been agonising on whether to back the former European Central.