News Archive for May 2020

Here you can find articles published in May 2020. Return to full archive here

01 May
- Italy faces record recession as pandemic bites
- Fear and exhilaration for Italian anaesthetist on virus frontline
- Coronavirus around Europe: An inside look at how countries are trying to return to normal
- Conte apologises to Italians as lockdown nears end
02 May
- Italy eyes plans for kids to go to micro-nurseries and have lessons in the forest
- 'We've done our bit, now it's up to you': Italian govt tells its people as lockdown nears end
- Migrants rescued at sea to be allowed off Italy's quarantine ferry
03 May
- Italy's death toll jumps after non-hospital deaths added in
- Confusion as Italy prepares to ease lockdown
04 May
- Italy's coronavirus deaths fall to lowest since lockdown began
- Phase Two: What changes in Italy from May 4th?
- 'A mix of joy and fear': Italy takes its first steps out of lockdown
- ANALYSIS: Phase Two will be the real test for Italian PM Giuseppe Conte
- Italy had more than 11,000 unexplained 'excess deaths' in March
- Can you go for a walk under Italy's new coronavirus rules?
- Concerns grow in Europe over potential 'second wave' of coronavirus as lockdowns are eased
05 May
- What are the rules on travel around Italy during lockdown phase two?
- Why the partial end of lockdown in Italy isn't as good as you'd imagine
06 May
- Could rebuilding Italy's crumbling roads and bridges save the post-lockdown economy?
- Sicily plans to subsidise holidays after lockdown
- IN PHOTOS: How Italians made the most of the start of phase two
- Italy considers reopening shops earlier following protests
07 May
- Why lockdown rules aren't always the same around Italy
- Traffic jams across Italian cities as McDonald's reopens under phase two
- Russia begins withdrawing military virus experts from Italy
- How to stay safe on public transport under Italy's lockdown phase two
- Italy's churches to reopen for mass from May 18th
- Demand surges for homes in the Italian countryside during lockdown
08 May
- Hundreds of mafia members leave prison under Italy's lockdown
- Italy insists €3bn cash injection for Alitalia is 'not another rescue'
- Could Italy's abandoned villages be revived after the coronavirus outbreak?
- Are people still planning to move to Italy after the coronavirus crisis?
- Milan is a ticking coronavirus 'bomb' under phase two, virologist warns
- How will tourism in France, Spain and Italy survive the virus?
- Coronavirus around Europe: How well have governments handled the crisis?
- Italians put on 2kg on average during lockdown, says survey
- Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 30,000
09 May
- 'Shameful': Milan mayor critical as locals break coronavirus lockdown
10 May
- VIDEO: A brief history of pandemics and quarantines in Europe
- Italy tightens rules on releasing mafiosi from prison during coronavirus outbreak
- How is each European country emerging from coronavirus lockdown?
11 May
- VIDEO: Dawn earthquake rocks Rome
- Italian kidnapped in Kenya returns home after 18 months in captivity
- Coronavirus crisis leaves '700,000 children in Italy without enough to eat'
- Why some Italian regions have reopened sooner than others
- What are Italy's latest lockdown rules on sharing a car or scooter?
- Italy delays tax on plastic due to coronavirus crisis
- Italy now has fewer than 1,000 coronavirus patients in intensive care
12 May
- Italy speeds up reopening with cafes and restaurants allowed to open on May 18th
- What are Italy's new rules on going to bars and restaurants in phase two?
- Have you been forced to cancel your trip to Italy?
- Michelin-starred restaurant in Italy offers gourmet meal deliveries
13 May
- Netflix to adapt latest Elena Ferrante novel - but in what language?
- Will a staycation in Italy be possible this summer, and what would it look like?
- UPDATED: When can I travel to my second home in Italy?
14 May
- Italy to grant residence to undocumented migrant workers during coronavirus crisis
- 'This won't be a normal summer': How the EU hopes to save the holiday season
- How to wear your coronavirus face mask
- Italy offers city dwellers up to €500 to buy a new bike
- Italy's 'new poor': The people left struggling to eat in the coronavirus crisis
- What you need to know about Italy's 'Relaunch Decree'
- From May 18th, you'll no longer need a form to go outside in Italy
15 May
- 'Without tourists, Venice is a dead city': Not all Venetians are glad the crowds have gone
- Why the Italian government might give you up to €500 to go on holiday in Italy
- How the Italian lockdown has benefitted Rome's urban bees
- Italian government wants to allow travel between regions from June 3rd
- Italy cancels the Siena Palio for first time since World War Two
- How Italy's beaches are preparing for a very different summer
16 May
- Italy to allow international travel from early June
- Coronavirus around Europe: Will foreign travel be possible this summer?
18 May
- Everything that changes in Italy from May 18th
- Italian churches resume mass for first time in two months
- IN PHOTOS: What 'living with the coronavirus' looks like around Italy
- Florence's Duomo introduces social distancing necklaces for visitors
- The form you still need to travel between regions in Italy
19 May
- What are the new rules on travel around Italy?
- The things you still can't do in Italy
- Italian cafés and hairdressers accused of hiking prices as they reopen
20 May
- Come and holiday in Italy, foreign minister tells Germans
- Life in Italy: 'How our village kept its sense of community throughout lockdown'
- Police bust mafia pocketing income support meant for Italy's poor
- As Europe comes out of lockdown, what lessons can be learned from Sweden?
21 May
- Italy set to reopen all airports from June 3rd
- Travel between 'low risk' Italian regions may be allowed from early June: minister
- 'It's not the time for nightlife': Italy's PM warns partying could fuel new coronavirus wave
22 May
- Italy's Covid-19 death toll 'could be underestimated by 19,000'
- INTERVIEW: 'Italy's reopenings put economic interests ahead of health protection'
- Coronavirus crisis in France: The battle to save the livelihoods of the self-employed
- Confronting coronavirus: The Local examines how Europe is tackling the crisis
- Italy launches new north-south high speed train route
- OPINION: Why Italy's famed Chianti area must now switch to more sustainable tourism
- Italy's shops and restaurants struggle to reopen with new rules and few customers
23 May
- Italy flies in foreign workers to help pick its crops
- Italy's Neapolitan figurine makers protest lack of coronavirus aid
- Demolition likely after Italy's San Siro deemed 'of no cultural interest'
25 May
- 'We must focus on another type of tourism': How one Italian site is welcoming back visitors
- Italy begins nationwide blood tests to study coronavirus antibodies
- What are Italy's new rules on going to the gym or pool?
- Italy seeks 60,000 volunteers to enforce coronavirus rules
- Italy won't re-allow travel if post-lockdown partying continues, warns minister
26 May
- Where and when can we go to the beach in Italy?
- INTERVIEW: Here's how much tourism Italy can expect to get this year
- 'Half a million jobs' expected to be lost in Italy to the coronavirus crisis
27 May
- Are there really big crowds gathering outside Italian bars after reopening?
- Italian word of the day: 'Movida'
- How the coronavirus crisis has hit Piedmont's wineries - and how you can help
28 May
- How Denmark got its children back to school so soon after lockdown
- Italian ministers get police guard as tensions rise over crisis
- Italian ambassador hits back over claim that Sweden 'should have done better' than Italy
- Italian public officials arrested as police uncover major mafia fraud
- Ancient Roman mosaic floor discovered under vineyard in Italy
- Italy's Lombardy, Liguria, and Piedmont regions 'not ready to reopen', new study warns
29 May
- Italy confirms Serie A can resume season on June 20th
- Switzerland warns against ‘premature’ travel to Italy
- Italian regions accused of tampering with virus data ahead of reopening
- Italy's young doctors protest lack of training pushing them to go abroad
30 May
- Living in Europe: An update from the team at The Local
- 'Stopgap' or life saver?: Italy's scheme to help the self-employed survive the coronavirus crisis
- Italy faces worst recession since WWII due to coronavirus
- Italy confirms travel can restart between all regions from June 3rd
- Italy's Venice film festival a 'sign of hope' for world cinema