Italy closes schools in worst-hit coronavirus areas


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: A closed school is seen after the southern Italian region of Campania closed schools until the end of October as part of efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Naples, Italy, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all schools in areas hardest hit by COVID-19 and extended curbs already in place on businesses and movement until after Easter amid worries over new, highly contagious variants.

Italy is seeing around 15,000 new coronavirus cases per day, with the trend steadily rising and government advisors warning the health system is coming under growing strain.

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