Italy Set To Buck The Trend By Easing Covid-19 Rules Italy Set To Buck The Trend By Easing Covid-19 Rules Veneto, the region around Venice, was set to be downgraded from an orange to a yellow zone, which would allow the daytime reopening of bars and restaurants and greater freedom to travel.
Italy was expected Friday to announce an easing of regional coronavirus restrictions.
Rome, Italy:
Italy was expected Friday to announce an easing of regional coronavirus restrictions, despite warnings from public health experts that the move may be rash.
Veneto, the region around Venice, was set to be downgraded from an orange to a yellow zone, which would allow the daytime reopening of bars and restaurants and greater freedom to travel.
ROME, ITALY Italy was expected Friday to announce an easing of regional coronavirus restrictions, despite warnings from public health experts that the move may be rash. Veneto, the region around Venice, was set to be downgraded from an orange to a yellow zone, which would allow the daytime reopening of bars and restaurants and greater freedom to travel. A similar change was on the cards for Calabria in the south and Emilia-Romagna in the north, according to La Repubblica daily. The move would come as other countries in Europe are mulling hardening restrictions. The World Health Organization s European branch warned on Thursday that it was too early to ease up due to a still very high presence of the virus.
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GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe remained too high, putting health services under severe strain, and therefore it was “too early to ease up.”
“We need to be patient, it will take time to vaccinate,” he told an online briefing. “We have learned harsh lessons opening and closing, and reopening (societies) rapidly is a poor strategy” in seeking to curb coronavirus contagion, he said.
“Transmission rates across Europe are still very high, impacting health systems and straining services, making it too early to ease up,” Kluge said. “Pushing transmission down requires a sustained, consistent effort. Bear in mind that just over 3 percent of people in the region have had a confirmed COVID-19 infection. Areas hit badly once can be hit again.”
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GENEVA – The World Health Organisation s European
director Hans Kluge said on Thursday that Covid-19 transmission rates in Europe
remained too high, putting health services under severe strain, and therefore
it was too early to ease up . We need to be patient, it will take time to
vaccinate, he told an online briefing. We have learned harsh
lessons – opening and closing, and reopening (societies) rapidly is a poor
strategy in seeking to curb coronavirus contagion, he said.