Italy to further ease COVID-19 restrictions from Monday

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All but three of Italy’s 20 regions will be designated low-risk “yellow zones” from Monday, according to an ordinance signed by Health Minister Roberto Speranza on Friday.

People walk in Via dei Fori Imperiali, downtown Rome, Italy, on May 9, 2021. (Photo: AAP)

More restrictions will be lifted from Monday in the southern Italian regions of Basilicata, Calabria and Puglia, which are to ...

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