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The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Italian exports hard, with a -9.7% drop in 2020. However, many companies have quickly converted to e-commerce, recovering some or all of the lost ground. Exports through online sales of consumer goods have in fact reached the value of 13.5 billion euros, with a growth of +14% in 2020. And so, according to the Osservato...

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At the height of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the Italian province of Bergamo had to call in military trucks to haul away hundreds of coffins because the city’s crematoriums were already over capacity. Among the first victims of the virus were general practitioners who, as a result of decades of health care cuts and the clo...

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In data 1 aprile 2021 il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale ha sottoscritto un protocollo con il Ministero della Salute e con l'Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco, che indica la procedura per l'accesso alla vaccinazione anti SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 per i soggetti aventi diritto ai sensi dell'articolo 2 del DPR 31 luglio 1980 n....

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Philomena Rose Scalia, recalled as one of Little Italy’s most prolific home bakers, appeared healthy and resilient when she was photographed last year for a Baltimore Sun article describing how her community was coping with the coronavirus pandemic. Though she was healthy until earlier this year, she died of COVID-19 complications Tuesday at...

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While the lockdowns imposed during the past twelve months have limited our ability to experience all Rome has to offer, many exquisite art exhibitions housed in the city are available to tour via the New Virtual Tours of Civic Museums. The site, launched on February 16th, is an online platform that allows users to virtually discover eight different...

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After a rather slow rollout, Italy takes its vaccination strategy one step forward and allows for companies to get their workers anti-Covid jabs. Alongside workers’ unions, the government signed today a specific protocol which allows for employees who want to get vaccinated to be able to get a dose through to their firm. The agreement is going to c...

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It was Harlock's first day at coronavirus training school and she already showed promise.  The one-year-old German Shepherd's task on Wednesday morning was simply to place her slightly wet nose on a black tube. "Sniff," encouraged her trainer, Mr Massimiliano Macera, who was quick to reward his furry student with treats whenever nose met tube.  "Sh...

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Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt said Friday that the Florence museum was seventh-top in the world last year for visitor numbers despite the COVID-19 pandemic. "The pandemic hit extremely hard but the Uffizi Gallery hung in there," Schmidt told the Foreign Press Association of Italy. "In 2020 we had a total of 1,206,175 visitors, 27.5% of the number of...

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First, to set the record straight: This is not a review. It is primarily a note of appreciation to Maestro Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director, who has not been able to conduct his beloved orchestra since the arrival of the pandemic last March, but has kept in constant touch with his musicians from his home in Ravenna, It...

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Italy made Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all health workers on Wednesday, with those who refuse facing suspension without pay. The decree, passed by the cabinet of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, is intended to prevent outbreaks in hospitals and protect patients.  "The aim of the measure is to protect as much as possible both medical and paramedical...

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