Government gives green light to open country, but tourists will face stringent rules in hotels, restaurants, on beaches
People feel government’s concessions and measures that will characterize Phase Two are chaotic, lack logic, do not go far enough and will further cripple economy
Italy allows some shops gradually re-open, but return to normal is off to anything but a smooth start
For the first time ever, I could hear the water splashing in the Trevi Fountain, and birds chirping around the Colosseum
Italians were forced to stay at home during Holy Week and Easter and banned from their usual picnics on Easter Monday
Easter, the most joyous moment in the Christian calendar, when the Catholic Church marks the resurrection of Jesus, saw no crowds this year in the Eternal City. Addressing a world severely tested by coronavirus, Pope Francis said in his Easter message that at this time of pandemic it is no time for indifference or division. For VOA, Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome.
Pope Francis addressew a world severely tested by coronavirus, saying this is not a time for indifference because everyone is suffering and must be united
As lockdown in Italy extended, faithful to pray virtually in front of the revered relic
With about 500 people still dying each day, country’s prime minister is resisting calls to relax strict safe-distance measures
Giuseppe Conte compares the pandemic challenge to World War II and calls on Europe to unite and deliver a massive economic recovery package
For the first time in recorded history, the Eternal City — and the Vatican — are deserted as the world reels from the coronavirus scourge
Pope Francis urges young people to look at real heroes now, as world is dealing with coronavirus pandemic
Italy's coronavirus lockdown is scheduled to end April 13, but officials urge patience in trying to regain a sense of normalcy
Doctor says the spread of coronavirus was caused by three failures
Many families choosing this burial due to slim but not impossible chance that virus from dead body could still infect living
Empty streets present a surreal scene for residents accustomed to unbearable traffic with honking cars and whizzing scooters
In Europe, many families are finding themselves split up, with parents who send their children to study abroad finding it complicated to be reunited as flights are canceled across the continent. Our Rome correspondent Sabina Castelfranco happened to find herself in England with her two sons as Italy locked down but managed, against all odds, to get home with her boys. She tells us more about her ordeal from Rome.
Pneumonia from Covid-19 is devastating, warns recovering 38-year-old patient
A professional soccer match might have contributed to the spread of COVID-19
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