Rappler's latest stories on Italy
Absence of U.S. tourists hammers Italy's Amalfi coast
The coronavirus pandemic means tourists from the United States – where cases continue to rise – are not currently allowed into Europe
Pink ice in Italy's Alps sparks algae probe
'Overheating of the planet is a problem, the last thing we needed was algae,' says tourist Marta Durante
Italy to guarantee 6.3-billion-euro loan for Fiat Chrysler
The loan for Fiat Chrysler is 'an operation that aims to preserve and reinforce the Italian auto industry,' says Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri
Virus already in Italy by December, waste water study finds
Chinese scientists have said the virus likely emerged in a market that sold wildlife in the central city of Wuhan in December, but Beijing officials have recently suggested that it may have originated elsewhere
Italian prosecutors to question PM over handling of virus
Prosecutors from Bergamo, the city in the northern Lombardy region worst hit by the virus, have launched a wide-ranging investigation into the health crisis
Middleman in Vatican real estate deal in UK arrested
Gianluigi Torzi is said to be a middleman in 2018, during the final stages of the sale of a luxury apartment building on London's Sloane Avenue to the Vatican's Secretariat of State
Dutch, French, Germans, and Italians form virus vaccine alliance
The collaboration will enable 'the fastest and best possible results with key players in the pharmaceutical industry about promising vaccine initiatives,' the Dutch Health Ministry says
Italy reopens to tourists from Europe
But there are fears many foreign tourists would be put off coming to a country still shaking off a vicious pandemic
Italian president warns coronavirus crisis 'is not over'
The latest figures in Italy continue to show a downward trend in new cases as it prepares the next stage of its gradual easing of a national lockdown
Two Italian swimmers killed in air crash
Fabio Lombini and Gioele Rossetti were killed when their plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff
Top doctor sparks row with claim virus 'no longer exists' in Italy
(UPDATED) The World Health Organization stresses the coronavirus has not suddenly become less pathogenic. 'We need to be careful: this is still a killer virus,' WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan says.
Virus-battered Italy faces worst recession since WWII
The head of Italy's main business confederation says up to a million jobs could be threatened nationwide
'Dark days' for Venice gondola makers
The few remaining traditional carpenters who build gondolas in the Italian city of Venice experience a slowdown due to the coronavirus pandemic
Battle ahead for EU's massive virus recovery plan
If passed, this proposal would be the biggest European Union stimulus package in history. But Germany predicts talks would drag on until the end of 2020.
FALSE: COVID-19 is bacteria, can be cured by aspirin
COVID-19 is caused by a virus. The Italian Medicines Agency also does not include aspirin in its list of drugs made available for COVID-19 patients.
Italy's Pompeii reopens its ruins to public
The exceptionally-preserved remains of an ancient city, covered in volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago after the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius, are usually the country's second-most visited site after the Colosseum in Rome
Italy proposes 60,000 volunteers for post-virus vigilance
Some of these potential volunteers have already 'helped deliver groceries or medicines to those who could not leave their homes during the crisis,' says Bari City Mayor Decaro
Italian woman wins $1.1 million Picasso in charity draw
The Spanish master's geometric composition representing a piece of newspaper and a glass of absinthe had been valued at 1 million euros
Venice gondolas return to Grand Canal
Workers in sanitary suits can be seen spraying the boarding areas with disinfectant before people climb aboard
Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican reopens
'I share the joy of those communities who can finally reunite as liturgical assemblies, a sign of hope for all society,' Pope Francis says on Sunday during his live-streamed prayer
Italy to reopen borders for EU tourists in early June
Starting June 3, visitors within the Schengen zone will be allowed to enter Italy with no obligation to self-isolate
Italy to reopen borders on June 3 to restart tourism
All visitors will be allowed back into the country and will no longer be obliged to self-isolate
St Peter's Basilica reopens to tourists on May 18
The largest Catholic church in the world has been disinfected ahead of the opening, with a team of suited and masked cleaners spraying every surface of the 23,000-square meter site
Italy to regularize migrants in face of coronavirus
Those benefitting from the new scheme will have to prove that they have experience working in the agricultural or domestic sectors
Italy industrial output tumbles nearly 30% in March 2020
Italy's national consumers association says industrial production had been brought down by 'an earthquake' bigger than anything seen since 2009, the height of the global financial crisis
Virus deprives 700,000 Italian kids of enough food – farmers
Italy's main farmers organization also reports rising food prices
Italy to pour 3 billion euros into Alitalia
Struggling carrier Alitalia is getting aid from the Italian government as the coronavirus batters the aviation industry
Milan Fashion Week goes digital in July
'This is a concrete response to the need for promotion and business on the part of brands,' says the Italy's National Chamber of Fashion
Italy baffled by unexplained surge in deaths during virus crisis
Conte's government still does not know how many people have died of COVID-19 – a grim reality that makes planning for the months ahead even harder
Europe emerges from lockdown as global virus cases top 3.5 million
Politicians are grappling with how to get the wheels of commerce and industry turning again without sparking a second wave of infections
Italy begins to emerge from world's longest nationwide lockdown
A poll by the Piepoli Institute shows 62% of Italians think they will need psychological support with coming to grips with the post-lockdown world
Confusion as Italy prepares to ease lockdown
Attempts to make plans for the first day of freedom are hampered by uncertainty over the rules
Italy faces record recession as pandemic bites
Italy estimates that its gross domestic product would contract by 8% in 2020, but this could be up to 10% if the impact of the coronavirus pandemic persists
From Prosecco to Chianti, Italy's wine sales sour from virus
Winegrowers in Italy, the world's top wine producer, are reeling from the country's two-month lockdown
Italy awaits details of life after lockdown
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is reportedly presented with a cautious proposal that involves a gradual easing over 4 weeks
Italy unveils punishing public debt, deficit forecasts
Italy now expects its public debt to jump to 155.7% of GDP, and public deficit to rise to 10.4% of GDP
Italy to ease virus lockdown over 4 weeks – report
The country's gradual reopening will be accompanied by strict hygiene measures and continued social distancing
Italy launches antibody tests for virus immunity in hard-hit Lombardy
Lombardy is betting that the science about 'herd immunity' derived from the blood tests will help the prosperous industrial region return to work faster and safer
Italy's booksellers warn of 'cultural deserts' in pandemic
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has allowed bookstores to reopen after a 6 week suspension of almost all business activity across Italy
Crops rot as Italian farmers hit by virus, drought
Farmers in Italy suffer a double whammy – the coronavirus lockdown and a drought caused by the driest spring in more than half a century
Fearful but impatient, Italy edges toward end of lockdown
The Mediterranean country has been filled with rumors and speculation about when people will finally be allowed to walk the streets freely for the first time since early March
Rescued migrants to quarantine on ferry off Italy
They join 146 migrants who were transferred to the ferry on Friday from the The Alan Kurdi rescue vessel
Nearly 17,000 Italian health workers infected with virus – study
Italy's health workers account for 10% of the country's registered coronavirus infections
G7 to coordinate economic reopening plans amid outbreak
The leaders of the world's most advanced economies are looking for a way to end the economic paralysis
Head of Italy's economic heartland fights lockdown
Lombardy head Attilio Fontana pushes for the reopening of businesses when Italy's current nationwide lockdown expires on May 4
Mixed reception to Italy's easing of coronavirus lockdown
'Open in a desert? Why? [Opening] a business where no one walks by is dangerous from every point of view,' says Cristina Di Caio, a bookshop owner in Milan
Woman fined for taking turtle for a walk in Rome
A Roman police spokesman says the 60-year-old woman was fined 400 euros because taking a turtle out for a walk was 'not a justifiable excuse'
Italy's coronavirus death toll tops 20,000
Italy will reopen some bookshops and laundries on a trial basis on Tuesday to see how social distancing measures can be safely enforced down the road
Millions watch Andrea Bocelli sing in empty Milan cathedral
The 'Music for Hope' performance, streamed on YouTube from Milan's Duomo cathedral, has been watched more than 22 million times so far
Italy reports lowest coronavirus death toll in over 3 weeks
This confirms trends showing that the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe's worst-hit nation has peaked
