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Italy to announce exit plan soon

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The European country of Italy, which is under lockdown like many other countries in this part of the world, has announced its plan to launch an exit plan.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, through his social media post, has assured to release the plan this week.

Mr. Conte has used his Facebook handle to publicise his plan to launch the exit plan aimed to bring everything back to normal.

From the post, it can be assumed that the country will seek the advice of all stakeholders – especially scientific experts – to develop the policy.

A statement in the post reads: a reasonable expectation is that the country will apply it from May 4.

Italy is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe, as well as in the world. Italy has suffered over 24,114 deaths due to the virus outbreak, which is the highest recorded death toll in the continent.

Anyway, the new indices are favorable to the country.

The country has passed its peak. It is slowly coming back to normal.

The bold post of the PM indicates that the country – which has suffered a lot due to the outbreak – at present is confident enough to think of an exit plan.


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EU apologises to Italy

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The EU has expressed its apology to the European country of Italy for the improper way it responded to the member country when the country required support in the initial stage of the Coronavirus outbreak.

The EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has extended a wholehearted apology to Italy, while she was speaking at the European Union Parliament.

In her statement, the President has recognised the improper way the union behaved in the initial stage of the virus outbreak.

Italy has welcomed the statement made by the EU Commission leader. The country has termed the statement as the recognition of truth.

Earlier, Italy expressed serious dissatisfaction over the way the EU reacted when they sought for the support of the union.

It even warned that the EU’s inability to address the crisis would question the sustainability of the union in the future.

Italy is one of the worst affected country in the continent of Europe. As many as 21,000 persons have lost their lives in the country so far due to the virus outbreak.

Though it is a late admission, the statement made by the EU may help the union overcome the ire it has faced for its irresponsible reaction.

Most affected countries want the EU to take up the task of mitigating the economic impact caused by the virus outbreak, though some prime EU powers are not a fan of that idea.


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Austria, Italy ease restrictions

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Shortly after the European Commission advised its members countries to prepare a road map to return to normal, the European countries of Austria and Italy have eased certain restrictions they imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19.

As certain restrictions have been removed, several shops have reopened in Austria, as well as in Italy – which is one of the worst affected regions in the continent.

Though some restrictions have been removed, the countries have not decided to give any relaxation of the matter of social distancing.

The shops, which has benefited from the relaxation, have been directed to maintain the measures necessary to avoid the spread of virus.

In Italy alone, over 20,000 people have lost their lives due to the disease outbreak – which originated in the Asian region of China.

Austria, though better than Italy, is far away in this matter.

Both countries have avoided their worst-hit regions from the scope of the relaxation they have announced.

Meanwhile, the European country of Denmark has also hinted its intention to bring some serious changes on its restrictions.

It has recently allowed its schools to reopen.

The country has already clarified that it might be able to return to normal much earlier than expected.


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German court overturns regional government’s travel ban

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The Greifswald Higher Court situated in the eastern part of Germany has found the regional government’s travel ban as disproportionate in curbing people’s local freedom.

The court has ordered that locals in that region can go to the popular Baltic coast this Easter weekend.

The ruling means despite the coronavirus lockdown the locals in this part of Germany can spent this Eater weekend on beaches.

Notably, the Germans from other regions lacks this freedom.

Interestingly, the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania government has not challenged the decision made by the top court of the region.

It is yet to be seen whether other less affected regions will follow the step taken by this state in this matter in the future.

Anyway, the locals of the region have been advised to stay 2m apart to reduce the threat of the spread of the virus.

Lockdowns are in force across Germany, but the restrictions vary from state to state. The toughest measures have been imposed in Bavaria and the Saarland.

The number of infections in Germany is over 1,18,000 cases and the total death toll is more than 2,600.

Fortunately, the rate is far lower than Italy, Spain and the UK.


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North-South divide deepens in Europe; FMs’ talk fails to bear any fruit

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A talk convened for European Union finance ministers on how to help those European countries badly affected by the coronavirus epidemic – especially those in the southern region of the continent – have collapsed in the last moment.

As per a latest statement made by the European Central Bank, the European Union may need up to €1.5tn to tackle the crisis.

The talk has stalled as a severe dispute has emerged between the Southern European country of Italy and the Northern European country of the Netherlands – which is comparatively less affected by the epidemic – over how to apply the recovery fund.

As per a latest report, the negotiation process is likely to resume in few hours, as the EU is keen to find a solution to the issue as early as possible.

Earlier, a senior European minister expressed his doubt about the longevity of the economic union. He warned of serious consequences.

The union has not yet responded to any criticism. It has recently reaffirmed its commitment towards its member countries, saying that it would come up with the solution to the present crisis soon.

Whether this crisis will lead to the collapse of the decades-old union is yet to be seen.


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ECJ pulls up Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic over refugee issue

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The European Court of Justice has pulled up Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as It has found these countries have failed to respect the EU law as it has not taken in refugees under an agreement reached by the EU leaders to ease the burden faced by Italy and Greece.

The agreement was supposed to benefit 160,000 refugees – especially those from the embattled country of Syria, and was supposed to bring a huge relief to overcrowded camps in Italy and Greece.

Now, the EU Commission is free to impose fines over these countries for the crimes they have committed by disrespecting the EU law.

The court has declined to accept these countries’ argument that the acceptance of refugees would create huge security issues in their country.

So far, the Czech Republic has accepted not more than 12 of the 2,000 refugees it had been asked to take in, while Hungary and Poland have not taken in a single person yet.


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Lockdown to remain in Italy till Easter

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The European country of Italy, one of the worst coronavirus affected countries in the continent of Europe, has extended its lockdown until Easter.

A ray of hope has emerged in Italy lately – like the one emerged in Spain recently, as a sharp decline in the infection rate has been reported from the country.

The number of new coronavirus infections reported is around 1,648, as against over 3,815 the previous day.

Nonetheless, the death toll has raised again, with over 812 deaths, as against not more than 756 the previous day.

The country knows very well that it is about to meet the peak of the present crisis in a week’s time. It is at present in a highly active mode, ready to confront any crisis with full power.

Unfortunately, Italy is one of the worst affected countries in the entire world in terms of number of deaths.

As many as 11,591 have died in the country due to the coronavirus outbreak so far.


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Father Berardelli: The True Symbol of Humanity

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An Italian priest, Father Giuseppe Berardelli, is the talk of the day. Though he is not more in this world, his story of humanity continues in the heart of human forever.

Had he not given the respirator, purchased for him by his parishioners, to a patient, much younger than him, he might have escaped from the clutches of death.

In reality, with his divine act, what he did is a noble contribution. That young life he saved is enough to show the world the relevance of empathy.

People like Father Berardelli are what that prompts us to defy the theories prompt us to look for God in certain celestial regions – and what that encourages us to believe in the theory that advises us to look for God in those who care for others.

In this hard time, stories like this are to be given greater importance to enrich the world with confidence and hope.

Whatever harder the present is there is a beautiful future ahead.


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Italy still not recovered

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With around 475 deaths, the death toll in Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak has crossed the mark of 3000 already.

The high death rate due to the virus outbreak in Italy is said to be due to the existence of the high number of elderly persons in the country.

Italy has already initiated several measures to prevent the spread of the virus, which has created chaos across the world.

If Italy is the worst affected region in Europe, Lombardy, which has lost a huge number of people due to the outbreak, is the worst affected region in Italy.

It was in the Asian country of China the virus outbreak originated. From them, it spread to several other countries – even to the Europe.

China has brought down the outbreak under its complete control. Now, the country is no longer the epicentre of the outbreak.

Recently, the World Health Organisation identified Europe as the epicentre of the virus outbreak.


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Italy advises people to stay at home

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The European country of Italy has advised its people to stay at their home due to the fear of the coronavirus outbreak, which reached the continent from China – which is situated in the continent of Asia.

In the country of Italy, the total death toll due to the outbreak has crossed the mark of 463. It is the worst hit country in the continent of Europe. And, it is the second worst hit region in the world, after China.

Recently, Italy announced several measures including the measure of travel ban to prevent the spreading of the disease outbreak.

In order to tighten the grip, the country has announced several other measures in addition to the one announced earlier.

Now, people of the country need the special permission of the government to travel outside the country.


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