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Millions Return To Work In Italy After Weeks Of Lockdown

12:48pm May 04, 2020

by Austin Horn

Italy was one of the first countries to be racked by the disease. The government imposed strict lockdown policies on March 9, earlier than many countries started responding.

A Senegalese migrant collects oranges on the plain of Rosarno and San Ferdinando in Calabria, Italy, on Feb. 6. The lockdown countries imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic have cut off the usual flow of seasonal farmworkers.

Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

12:01pm April 29, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

The country faces a shortfall of up to 350,000 laborers just when it is bracing for deep economic impacts from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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A vendor wearing protective masks and gloves serves a customer at a market in Rome on April 16.

In Italy, 'Suspended Shopping' Helps Those Facing Economic Hardship During Pandemic

11:11am April 24, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

La spesa sospesa means paying in advance for someone who can't afford it — an act of charity in which donors don't show off and recipients don't have to show gratitude.

A view of the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia, notorious for drug wars and battles between rival Camorra mafia factions.

Amid Pandemic, Italian Prosecutors Warn That Mafia Groups Are Cementing Their Power

5:12pm April 20, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Organized crime will exploit growing desperation, warns a prosecutor: "The mafias always gravitate toward money, and they're constantly trying to improve their image in the eyes of ordinary citizens."

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video conference call with French virologist Françoise Barré-Sinoussi on efforts to develop a vaccine and treatment against the new coronavirus, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday.

Several European Leaders See A Popularity Boost During Coronavirus Pandemic

11:26am April 17, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Even after Europe became an epicenter in the global spread of COVID-19, a number of leaders have had growing approval from their citizens.

Is COVID-19 Changing How We Measure Distance?

8:00am April 12, 2020

Liying is from Wuhan, China. She's married to Federico, from Lombardy, Italy. Now in the U.S., they describe the rapid shift in perceptions of the pandemic as it has spread through each country.

Italian star Andrea Bocelli will live stream an Easter concert from the empty halls of Milan's Duomo cathedral Sunday.

Andrea Bocelli To Perform In An Empty Duomo Cathedral On Easter Sunday

4:24pm April 07, 2020

by Jon Lewis

The Italian star will sing songs like "Ave Maria" live from the empty halls of one the world's most famous churches.

A solidarity basket with a note reading "Those who can, put something in, those who can't, help yourself" is hung in the historic center of Naples.

In Naples, Pandemic 'Solidarity Baskets' Help Feed The Homeless

10:18am April 07, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Drawing on a centuries-old tradition, a Naples couple has begun lowering baskets from their balcony. People are encouraged to take food they need, and others are encouraged to add food to the baskets.

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During a minute of silence commemorating COVID-19 victims, flags fly at half-staff Tuesday at Rome's monument to the unknown soldier.

Italy Observes Moment Of Silence For COVID-19 Victims, As Case Numbers Plateau

4:46pm March 31, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

As the country moves into its fourth week of lockdown, the head of Italy's national institute of health announced that the country "has reached a plateau" in its infection rate.

Coffins of deceased people stored in a warehouse near Bergamo — a city at the heart of Italy's coronavirus crisis — before being transported to another region for cremation.

Why 'Death Rates' From Coronavirus Can Be Deceiving

11:35am March 27, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

"Case fatality rates have been very confusing," says Dr. Steven Lawrence, an infectious disease expert. Here's why.