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Italy suffered double mortality in worst month of pandemic, study shows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 04:17 AM

Italy's mortality in March, the worst month of its COVID-19 pandemic, was double that of previous years, a report published Monday said, showing how badly undercounted initial estimates of the deadliness of the disease may have been. Read more »

Italy counts over 35,000 dead due to coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 07:56 AM

ROME - Italy's official coronavirus death toll topped 35,000 Thursday, with 20 deaths registered in the past 24 hours, the country's civil protection agency said. Read more »

Italian study shows lower viral load in COVID-19 patients in May than April peak

Emilio Parodi, Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 08:57 PM

MILAN - A small study by researchers in Italy has found that COVID-19 patients who were tested for the novel coronavirus at a hospital there in May had fewer virus particles than those who were tested a month earlier. Read more »

Marco Gallo thankful relatives in Italy did not catch COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 12:31 PM

Italy is one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and Filipino-Italian actor Marco Gallo feels thankful that none of his relatives in the country caught the respiratory illness.  Read more »

Italian cities see bicycle boom after COVID-19 lockdown

Angelo Amante, Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 08:40 PM

Some 540,000 bikes have been sold nationwide since shops across the country reopened in early May, according to sector lobby Ancma, a 60% increase in the first month compared to the same period in 2019. Read more »

In first post-lockdown audience, Pope thanks Italian doctors

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 08:10 PM

Pope Francis thanked the health workers, who wore masks, for being "angels."  Read more »

OFWs sa Italya dismayado sa mandatory PhilHealth contributions pagkatapos ng COVID-19 pandemic

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN Europe Bureau
Updated as of Jun 12 06:29 PM

TORINO, Italy - Dismayado ang Filipino community leaders sa Italya sa pahayag ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) na obligado pa ring magbayad ang mga overseas Filipino workers at migrante ng kontribusyon sa ahensya pagkatapos ng coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Don't celebrate victory over coronavirus too soon, Pope tells Italians

Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 09:28 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday warned Italians to not let their guard down against coronavirus now that infection rates have fallen and urged them to obey government rules on social distancing and wearing masks. Read more »

New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 01 12:06 PM

ROME - The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said Monday. Read more »

Italian Air Force gives 'Tricolor Hug'

Andrea Pattaro, AFP
Posted at May 30 02:14 PM

People taking a gondola ride and a gondolier wave as the Italian Air Force acrobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolored Arrows) perform on Friday over Venice as part of the Aeronautic military initiative "Abbraccio Tricolore" (Tricolor Hug), as the country eases its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 Read more »

Football: Full training delayed in Italy as teams wrangle over medical rules

Reuters
Posted at May 18 02:35 PM

The start of full training at Italy's professional soccer clubs has been postponed from Monday as they continue to wrangle over the government's medical rules for dealing with the coronavirus.   Read more »

Football: Serie A clubs return to group training on Monday, re-start date still unclear

Reuters
Posted at May 17 10:12 AM

Soccer clubs in Italy's top-flight can resume full training from May 18, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday, as part of a further easing of restrictions of one of the world's strictest coronavirus lockdowns. Read more »

Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 - government statement

Reuters
Posted at May 16 08:51 AM

ROME - Italy's government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, as it moves to unwind one of Europe's most rigid coronavirus lockdowns.  Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Rome nag-alay ng dugo para sa mga kritikal ang lagay dahil sa COVID-19

Jocelyn Ruiz Roxas, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 07:02 PM

ROME, Italy - Higit 30 mga Pilipino ang boluntaryo nagbigay ng kanilang dugo bilang tulong sa mga pasyente ng COVID-19 na nasa kritikal ang kundisyon. Read more »

Pagbalik sa trabaho sa gitna ng pandemya, pangamba ng ilang OFW sa Italy

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 12:27 AM

Hati ang damdamin ng maraming manggagawang Pilipino sa bansang ito sa muling pagbalik nila sa trabaho matapos ang halos dalawang buwang lockdown dahil sa COVID-19. Read more »

Russia to begin withdrawing military virus experts from Italy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 05:44 PM

Russia on Thursday begins withdrawing military experts and medics sent to Italy during the height of the coronavirus pandemic as part of an aid effort that critics said carried political overtones. Read more »

Italy's toll jumps after non-hospital deaths added in

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 07:30 AM

Italy's death toll jumped Saturday by the highest number since April 21, after previously uncounted deaths outside hospitals were added in. Read more »

Mga Pinoy small business owner sa Italy umaaray sa COVID-19 recession

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 10:51 AM

MILAN, Italy - Kabilang ang mga negosyanteng Pilipino sa mga tinamaan ng epekto ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa northern regions ng Italy. Read more »

Football: In Italy, time running out for Serie A return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 03:13 PM

The Italian government has ruled out team training before May 18, leaving Serie A chiefs with their backs against the wall if they are to finish a season interrupted by the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Italy bishops scold government for excluding Mass from lockdown easing

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 27 10:10 PM

Italy's Roman Catholic Church has reprimanded the government for not allowing the faithful to return to Masses at the start of a gradual staged end to Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown. Read more »