The situation in Italy after the outbreak of the corona virus is serious. Many people are infected and tourism suffers. The government decides to take drastic steps.
- In Italy spreads that Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2* out.
- Corona virus: Northern Italy in particular is fierce of Covid-19 affected.
- There are now in the country over 7000 infected and over 360 dead.
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Update from March 9, 2020, 9:56 p.m .: In Italy, Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte has suspended freedom of travel. On Monday evening, he announced that only a few exceptions would be allowed. In addition, Conte declared all of Italy a restricted area.
The Prime Minister called on Monday evening to stop traveling nationwide. He also announced a ban on the meeting, which is due to come into force on Tuesday through a decree. “There won’t be just one red zone,” said Conte at a press conference: “It will be Italy.”
Corona alarm in Italy: the number of deaths is increasing rapidly – South Tyrol closes ski resorts and hotels
Update from March 9, 2020, 5:07 p.m .: Italy has much more, according to the CDU European politician Peter Liese Coronavirus infections as known. The hundreds of deaths could hardly be explained any differently, the MEP and doctor said in Brussels on Monday. “I am very worried by the situation in Italy.”
Liese also appealed to the citizens of Germany not to take the epidemic lightly and to always observe hygiene rules. The restrictions on public life and the cancellation of major events are also justified.
Update from March 9, 2020, 2:37 p.m .: The hotels and ski areas in the strong of the new Corona virus Sars-CoV-2 affected region South-Tirol will be closed from Wednesday until April 3 at least. As the South Tyrolean daily newspaper and the ORF report, the decision was announced by Governor Arno Kompscher and the President of the Hotel and Restaurant Association. “We recommend our companies to make every effort to offer the guests alternative dates as far as possible and to accommodate cancellations as accommodating as possible.”
Dolomiti Superski, a network of several ski areas, has also announced that it will end the winter season early. The measure affects the ski areas Kronplatz, Alta Badia, Gröden / Seiser Alm, Val di Fassa / Carezza, Arabba / Marmolada, 3 Zinnen Dolomites, Val di Fiemme / Obereggen, San Martino di Castrozza / Rollepass, Gitschberg Jochtal-Brixen, Alpe Lusia / San Pellegrino and Civetta.
Coronavirus in Italy: a death in prison uprising due to virus measures
Update from March 9, 2020, 11.50 a.m .: Because of restrictions due to the novel Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 There were riots in several prisons in Italy. In order to slow down and reduce the spread of the virus, visits to relatives of the inmates were also restricted. Prisoners in Modena, Frosinone and Naples started revolts like that i
Italian news agency Ansa reports.
An inmate died in Modena during the prison riot. However, the exact circumstances of the death are not yet known. In addition, two guards were injured. In Italy the number of Sars-CoV-2 infected is now 7375. 366 people have died so far.
Corona virus in Italy: over 300 Sars CoV-2 dead – season in South Tyrol ended prematurely?
Update from March 9, 2020, 7.49 a.m.: Italy is one of the hardest hit countries. 366 people died of the novel lung disease Covid-19. To curb the coronavirus epidemi, the Italian government passed a decree on Sunday that is valid until April 5.
Munich’s Merkur * meanwhile criticizes politics: The closure of entire metropolises such as Milan and Venice shows how controversial the situation is now. But German politics does not come from its hibernation.
Update, 8.45 p.m .: Are further drastic measures now being implemented? Like the portal stol.it reported that from Monday all operators of lift systems and all hotels in South Tyrol should end and close their season prematurely.
Update, 6:24 p.m .: The Corona virus continues to spread in Italy, the death toll continues to rise. As picture citing local authorities on Sunday declared is the number of Fatality increased by another 133 people to a total of 366 people within 24 hours. The number of infected people is said to have increased by a further 1,500 to a total of 7,375.
The number of infected people worldwide rose to over 100,000.
Coronavirus alert in Italy: travel ban for 16 million people – regional president infected
Update, 4:23 p.m .: In the fight against the new type of corona virus, the Vatican is also bowing to government measures Rome. The Vatican Museums, with the Sistine Chapel one of the most visited in the world, were closed, as the Papal States announced on Sunday. The traditional Angelus prayer was only broadcast on video in St. Peter’s Square – usually the Pope stands at the apostolic window Palace. Now he showed up only briefly. “A bit strange, this Angelus of today with the Pope in a cage,” joked Francis at the beginning of the broadcast. “We are celebrating the Angelus today in this form to comply with preventive health measures.”
The Vatican explained that the Pope’s private morning masses are now only broadcast by video. In addition, the Papal State advises against gathering coffee and lifting. So far, a confirmed case has been found in the Vatican infection reported.
Update 1.45 p.m .: On Sunday the number of Infected in Italy to 5,883. One of the infected is the President of the Piedmont region, Alberto Cirio. The 47-year-old is already the second regional president to joinSars-CoV-2 is infected. His colleague Nicola Zingaretti, President of the Lazio Region, also tested positive.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised the measures taken by the Italian government. “The government and the people of Italy take bold, bold steps to spread the word Corona virus to slow down and protect their country and the world, ”he wrote on Twitter. In Italy, several areas were largely closed off and 16 million people were banned from entering and leaving the country.
Are measures like in Italy also conceivable in Germany? Minister of Health Spahn has spoken out in favor of canceling major events.
Corona virus in Italy: government seals off several areas – Milan and Venice affected
5.55 a.m. on Sunday, March 8: Italy blocks in the fight against the spread of the novel Corona virus the economically strong Lombardy and 14 other areas largely. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday morningas the Ansa news agency reported. He signed the relevant decree. They are affected City of Milan with millions and the tourist center of Venice as well as Parma in the Emilia-Romagna region. The entry and exit block applies to a total of around 16 million people.
Coronavirus alert in Italy: emergency in the medical sector – travel ban for 16 million people
Even within the restricted zones, residents are no longer allowed to move freely. There are checkpoints. The police can prohibit a further journey at any time.
Update from 10:41 p.m .: The Italian government is reportedly considering Lombardy is closed and other areas in North of the country. Like the news agency Ansa and other media could report Entry and exit bans for those particularly affected by the novel lung disease Lombardy region including the metropolis Milan such as eleven other provinces be imposed. This emerged from a government bill, but it could still be changed, explained Ansa further.
Regions are affected in about Piedmont, in Veneto, the Emilia-Romagna and the Brands, the reports. Small areas in the province of Lodi in Lombardy and in Veneto have long been restricted areas. The quarantine Media should quote from the relevant government bill, which should apply until April 3. Live in Lombardy alone ten million people. In Emilia-Romagna there are also cities like Parma and Rimini affected.
Corona virus alert: Italy responds to emergency in the medical sector
Update from 7:03 p.m .: In Italy meanwhile more than 230 people died of coronavirus Sars-CoV-2. According to Italian civil protection, the country most affected in Europe is now there 233 confirmed fatalities and 5883 infected. Within 24 hours, 36 deaths and 1247 more infections were reported alone.
However, several hundred are reported to be healthy again. The total number of corona infections is higher only in China and South Korea than in Italy. In February, the local authorities had quarantined eleven municipalities in the north of the country due to the viral disease.
Update from 4:01 p.m .: In the fight against that Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 Parliament in Italy has recalled retirees from across the country. The government started nationwide medical professionals to reactivate. The measure is part of one new emergency program, which was decided at a cabinet crisis meeting that lasted into the night. Accordingly, in total 20,000 new forces for the health care system.
Coronavirus: highest increase in Italy since the epidemic began
The 20,000 new hires are supposed to be 5000 specialized doctors such as 15,000 nurses and other helpers act. According to the decisions of the cabinet, the number of beds in intensive care units is to be increased from 5000 to 7500 in the coming days. Are currently due to the Lung disease Covid-19 in Italy 462 people in intensive care units.
Italy is reactivating 20,000 additional medical professionals – from retirement.
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The death toll had risen to 197 on Friday. That was 49 more than on Thursday what the highest jump since the virus first appeared in Italy means. The number of people infected was 4,636 on Friday. Italy is the country with the most infections in the EU. The government has already taken several draconian measures to combat the epidemic. Among other things, the country’s schools and universities will remain closed until mid-March.
The corona crisis has de facto brought life to a halt in the affected regions. Tourism, one of the most important sources of income, has fallen massively across the country. Experts are therefore afraid of falling into the recession.
Coronavirus in Italy: government and Pope take extraordinary measures
Update 2:31 p.m .: Usually speaks Pope Francis Sundays from the window to the faithful on the St. Peter’s Square in Rome – but not currently. The 83-year-old head of the Catholic Church wants to hold his traditional Angelus prayer this Sunday from his library. This will be broadcast live on screens on St. Peter’s Square, said the Vatican.
This is how the “risk of spreading” of the coronavirus should be contained. The Pope previously had one cold Several appointments have been canceled, but a test for the coronavirus showed, according to a newspaper report, that it is not infected. So far there has been an infection in the Vatican.
Meanwhile, the head of Rome’s Social Democrats, Nicola Zingaretti, positive for the corona virus Sars-CoV-2 been tested. He is doing well, but he must first remain in quarantine at home, the 54-year-old said in one Facebook video.
Coronavirus alert in Italy: government takes extraordinary measure – judiciary takes a break
Update from March 7, 11:06 a.m.: Italy has taken the next far-reaching step in the bitter struggle against the rapid spread of the corona virus – which is temporarily a state of emergency in the country. At first, educational institutions and cultural institutions had been closed. To protect against Sars-CoV-2 infections, restrictions in the judicial system, such as trials and other public appointments, are now planned. The government announced in early Saturday morning in Rome.
Processes to less severe Offenses should therefore be postponed. The details should be decided on site in individual cases. According to media reports, urgent matters should be excluded from this measure. About arrests, for example. Hearings in the form of video conferences are also possible, explained Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede.
The work of the Judicial offices suspended for two weeks – as in the summer break – quotes the newspaper La Repubblica the minister. From March 23, the new options for postponing individual processes will apply.
Corona virus alert Italy: South Tyrol classified as a risk area – the death toll suddenly increases
Update from March 6, 2020, 6:29 p.m .: The number of coronavirus infections and deaths in Italy is increasing steadily despite extensive countermeasures. A total of 4,636 people are now infected, civil defense said in Rome on Friday. The previous evening there were still around 3800. 197 people have died so far – an increase of around 50 cases compared to the previous day. The regions of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna are most affected. In South Tyrol – which Germany now classifies as a risk area – there are four infected people.
Coronavirus: Video journalist with a face mask at a press conference in Italy. (Icon image)
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Update from March 6, 2020, 2:54 p.m.: The first coronavirus case is now in the Vatican. In the Vatican Clinic, a patient tested positive for the new type of corona virus on Thursday, as Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Friday.
Corona virus in Italy: South Tyrol amazes at Germany
Update from March 6, 2020, 2:47 p.m.: South Tyrol reacted with misunderstanding to the classification as a coronavirus risk area by Germany. The province in northern Italy complies with all national and international requirements for testing for the pathogen of the new lung disease, a spokeswoman for the governor Arno Kompscher said in Bozen to the news agency dpa. South Tyrol itself has only two so far Sars CoV-2 infection cases registered. One of them has not yet been confirmed by the relevant authorities in Rome. The second person is already on the way to recovery.
Coronavirus outbreak in Italy: Federal Foreign Office updates travel advice
Update from March 6, 2020, 1:09 p.m.: The Foreign Office has updated the travel and safety information for Italy and is now advising German citizens to travel South-Tirol from. “It is currently not advisable to travel to the regions of South Tyrol, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy as well as to the city of Vo in the province of Padua in the Veneto region,” is on the website of the Foreign Office to read.
Corona virus alert in Italy: South Tyrol classified as a risk area
First report from March 6, 2020
Berlin – According to the EU authority ECDC, the number of coronavirus infections in Europe rose to around 4,200 cases on Thursday. The epicenter is Italy. According to civil protection, there is alone in Italy 148 dead and more than 3800 infected (As of March 6, 2019).
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Italian Government orders that all sporting events must take place without an audience by April 3, 2018 https://t.co/PgNl8mILv8– Info on #coronavirus (@AscotBlack) March 5, 2020
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After Italy had already closed schools and universities across the country, that ranked Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Thursday evening now South Tyrol as a risk area on. The Italian regions also apply Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and the City of Vo in the province Padua in the region Veneto as risk areas – as well as regions in China, South Korea and Iran.
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 risk areas according to the RKI
- In China: Hubei Province (including Wuhan City)
- In Iran: Qom Province, Tehran
- In Italy: South Tyrol, Emilia-Romagna region, Lombardy region and the city of Vo in the province of Padua in the Veneto region.
- In South Korea: Gyeongsangbuk-do Province (North Gyeongsang)
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Risk areas defines that Robert Koch Institute as follows: “Risk areas are areas in which continued transmission from person to person (” ongoing community transmission “) can be suspected. To determine this, the Robert Koch Institute uses various indicators (including the frequency of illnesses, the dynamics of the daily reported number of cases, Measures (eg quarantine of entire cities or areas), exported cases to other countries / regions. The situation is reassessed every day, if necessary the risk areas are adjusted. “
Corona virus in the EU: do the borders remain open?
Despite the rapid spread of the corona virus, Health Minister Jens Spahn is against Travel restrictions* within the European Union. “I still find any measure that leads to the restriction of travel traffic across the border, given what we know about the virus status today, not appropriate,” said the CDU politician on Friday before a special EU meeting in Brussels. “And if we had a consensus there today, I would find it an important signal.”
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