Italy to impose anti-coronavirus night curfew

Above, owners of pubs, bars, restaurant affected by the measures to contain the coronavirus protest in front of the Regione Lazio headquarters in Rome on Oct. 28, 2020. (AFP)

• Italy’s 20 regions will be classed with a three-tier system – red, orange and green – with the red states facing the most restrictive measures

ROME: Italy’s prime minister has signed a decree to enforce a nationwide night curfew from 10:00p.m. on Thursday to stop the resurgence of coronavirus, media reported.
Giuseppe Conte was expected to detail other anti-virus measures, such as shutting shopping centers, which will remain in force until Dec. 3.
The reports say that Italy’s 20 regions will be classed with a three-tier system – red, orange and green – with the red states facing the most restrictive measures.
The curfew will run from 10:00p.m. until 5:00a.m. across the country.
The regionalized approach means Conte’s government is resisting a blanket nationwide lockdown approach, which has been adopted by countries including France, Ireland and England.
Over the last week, Italy has been hit by a series of fairly small but sometimes violent demonstrations in cities against previously announced shutdown measures, such as the closure of bars and restaurants.