Italy set to impose new anti-COVID-19 social restrictions, no national lockdown


  • World
  • Tuesday, 13 Oct 2020

ROME, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Italy is set to impose new restrictions on social life in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, after registering some of the highest daily increases in new cases since spring, officials said.

The new rules would include limits or a full ban on parties at home, as well as a prohibition for people to linger outside bars, clubs, and stores in order to avoid gatherings, according to Health Minister Roberto Speranza.

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