Another new variant of the coronavirus has been found in Naples, the first known case in Italy of a strain so far spotted in the UK, Denmark, Nigeria and the US.
The region of Campania has ordered residents not to leave their own province except for emergencies, in a return to restrictions not seen since the end of Italy's lockdown.
Italy's Lombardy and Campania regions are preparing on Tuesday to impose a nighttime curfew, the most restrictive anti-coronavirus measure seen in Italy since the country emerged from its tough national lockdown in spring.
The Italian region of Lombardy, the first European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, became the latest to enforce stricter rules as the number of new cases rises locally.
Health authorities reported an "acceleration" in the contagion rate in Italy this week, as some local authorities around the country evaluated possible lockdown measures.
The southern Italian region of Campania has ordered people to wear face masks anytime they're in public, even outdoors, after a rise in new cases of coronavirus.
Ahead of the Colosseum and Pompeii, the towering Greek temple complex at Paestum near Naples is the first Italian archaeological site to reopen to tourists after the coronavirus lockdown.
Skip the Amalfi Coast and explore its wilder cousin, the unspoiled stretch of southern Campania where researchers first clocked on to the health benefits of traditional Mediterranean living.
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Ana Stanciulescu moved from Bucharest, the modern capital of Romania, to Naples almost two years ago. She shares her photos of the city, where she works as a tour guide, and tells us how it changed her life - and why you should give it a chance.
The humble tomato has sparked a fierce debate between two of Italy's southern regions, which are arguing over the right to claim the foodstuff as their own.
Defenders of buffalo mozzarella in the Campania region of southern Italy have vowed to fight a decision made this week by the farming ministry which allows a cow mozzarella from neighbouring Puglia to be
given special status.
After a weekend of torrential rain and flooding across large parts of Italy, search efforts for two missing people were taking place on Monday amidst continued bad weather.
Three staff at a Naples hospital, including its director, have been suspended after widespread criticism over photos showing patients being treated while lying on the floor.
A slumbering Campi Flegrei volcano under the Italian city of Naples shows signs of "reawakening" and may be nearing a critical pressure point, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Italy's Education Minister Stefania Giannini has stepped in after an 11-year-old disabled girl suffering from Aids was rejected from a school in Campania.
Italian police have arrested two people as they attempted to flee the country, allegedly responsible for a vast scam using funds set aside in Campania to manage the refugee crisis.
An Italian judge has refused to reopen the investigation into the death of a British woman, who suffered multiple stab wounds to the throat, closing the case as a suicide. The Local speaks to her family about their “horror story” in the Italian justice system.
Bones and shreds of clothing found this week in southern Italy are thought to belong to an eight-year-old boy who went missing in 1990. The discovery was made after a suicide note prompted investigators to reopen the case.
Authorities on Monday busted a factory making fake buffalo mozzarella, described as being a threat to public health, in the heartland of the famed Italian cheese.
Italian police on Wednesday arrested 17 people accused of being part of lucrative illegal waste dumping in Campania, with ties to one of the regions most notorious mafia families.
