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Coronavirus: Italy approves use of drones to monitor social distancing

The Italian Civil Aviation Authority will allow local police to use the equipment to help enforce restrictions on assembly.

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COVID-19: Lombardy bans outdoor exercise in tougher lockdown rules

Lombardy authorities have issued the clearest measures yet to close loopholes being leveraged to circumvent bans on movement.

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Genoa bridge illuminated with the colours of the Italian flag

The Genoa bridge was illuminated with the colours of the country's national flag on Saturday, as a sign of solidarity with the victims of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

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Italy announces 651 more COVID-19 deaths and almost 4,000 new cases

Over the past 24 hours, another 651 people have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus in Italy, yet the authorities say there is a glimmer of hope.

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Italy's COVID-19 death toll likely to be higher than official numbers

The mayor of Bergamo in northern Italy claims the true number of victims of COVID-19 is likely to be much higher than the official figure.

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Italy suffocated by coronavirus: the story of patients and doctors in the grip of Covid-19

Unreported Europe takes a look at stories from the first weeks in the country now recording the highest amount of deaths related to the new coronavirus.

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Italians who fled to south as north locked down spark new fears

Many student and professionals in Northern Italy headed south as the regions began to lock down. They may have gone to be with their families, but at what cost to other regions?

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Spaniards and Italians in UK shocked by coronavirus response

Italy, Spain and France are on lockdown. Spaniards and Italians in the UK are shocked London hasn't followed suit.

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Bergamo hospitals full as Italy's coronavirus nightmare worsens

A doctor at the centre of the COVID-19 pandemic says that patients will have to be turned away.

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Pollution levels drop as COVID-19 lockdown continues

Worldwide levels of pollution are dropping in the wake of the economic lockdown aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19

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Social distancing works but epidemic influenced by demographics

Researchers at the University of Oxford studied the mortality rate and age demographics in Italy and South Korea to show how this could account for the impact of the epidemic on countries’ populations.

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Sicily confinement: How one couple coped with life on lockdown

More than a week ago a couple from Palermo started their life in a state of complete lockdown. This is what they learned.

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Italians comply with social distancing rules outside supermarket

Italians on Monday were diligently complying with rules enforced to protect public health in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus.

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Coronavirus: How much will the Italian theatre industry lose?

In an industry famous for fame but characterised in reality by scant employment and just scraping by, the public health crisis is killing more than individuals.

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Venice's canals clear as tourists stay away due to coronavirus

The Italian city's waterways are usually plied by thousands of boats.

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Milan under lockdown – diary of a silent city

Marina is a freelance journalist and photographer. She lives in a flat together with her boyfriend. For the past few weeks, she has kept a diary – she shares her thoughts with Euronews.

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Italians sing, clap, vow to remain united on virus

Stuck at home due to the new coronavirus pandemic, Italians took to their windows and balconies on Saturday to lift spirits - armed with pots, pans and singing voices.

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Paratrooper supports Italy with skydive in Rome

An Italian Army paratrooper has flown a giant Italian flag above the skies of Rome in a demonstration of solidarity with the country, which is in lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Watch: Satellite data shows Italy's pollution plummet amid lockdown

Nitrogen dioxide emissions have declined in northern Italy since its coronavirus lockdown, data shows.

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What's it like travelling through Italy amid the COVID-19 lockdown?

Journalist Michele Carlino guides us through a trip from Calabria to Lyon and finds the situation is worlds apart once we reach France.

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