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Ciao from Rome on lockdown to all the friends of We the Italians. Dear friends, I start this editorial from an Italy in phase 2 of the lockdown thanking you all again for the final outcome of our fundraising. Here you can find the video with which the General Director of the Spallanzani Hospital, Marta Branca, thanks us for this wonderful result: a...

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A 100-year-old Italian woman has recovered from the coronavirus in a Messina hospital and is being hailed as a symbol of hope in the battle against the virus. Medical staff applauded Concetta Lenzi as she left the Sicilian city's Policlinico 'Martino' Hospital on Wednesday. She was admitted on March 22 and turned 100 on March 28. "When she arrived...

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Martedì 19 maggio, ore 18.00 - 19.00 E.T. Cari Amici, l’emergenza COVID-19 ha posto il mondo dinanzi a una sfida epocale, molti sono gli italiani che vivono negli Stati Uniti e che rivestono un ruolo di primo piano nell’affrontare la pandemia. Altrettanti sono gli italiani nella nostra circoscrizione che si trovano a fronteggiare l’attuale emergenz...

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In contrast to the general trend, the turnover of the Italian food industry in March grew by 3.1%. Together with agriculture, Made in Italy food industry continued to work during the emergency, to ensure food and drink supplies to the population. According to Italian farmers association Coldiretti’s analysis on ISTAT data, the total turnover of Ita...

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Un’occasione per confrontarsi con i rappresentanti italiani della comunità medico-scientifica che lottano contro il Coronavirus. È il primo appuntamento dell'iniziativa digitale #italiandigitaltownhall, dedicata agli italiani impegnati in prima linea contro il Covid-19 a New York. All’incontro, promosso dal Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York in...

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When the spread of coronavirus caused restaurants to close their doors, it was the first time the families that run them had to navigate their way through such crisis. However, for one Italian family in Schenectady, it would be another chapter in their long history. Maria Papa beams with pride when telling you that Perreca's Bakery in Schenectady h...

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You can add the Galbani Italian Heritage Festival to the list of summer events that will not happen in 2020. Organizers have canceled the two-day event, scheduled for July 18 and 19 in Niagara Square, due to COVID-19. "For the health and safety of our guests, vendors and board members it was essential to come to this decision," organizer Marco Scio...

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About 600 companies answered the survey of Promos Italia, the agency for the internationalization of the Italian Chamber of Commerce system. Up to 25% of respondents complained about a loss of turnover equal to 80% yoy in the last two months due to the coronavirus emergency and the resulting lockdown. The damage was slight for 9% of those surveyed...

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The Greater Rockford Italian American Association made the announcement Monday canceling all 2020 summer events, including Festa Italiana. This comes as the latest summer event to be canceled in the region due to COVID-19. While the state is currently in Phase 2 and ideally looking to get into Phase 3 within the month, officials with the associatio...

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The Italian army has been drafted in to sanitise Catholic churches in Rome ahead of Monday 18 May when the faithful will once again be able to attend Mass following restrictions due to the covid-19 emergency. The sanitisation programme, which is being conducted in collaboration with city authorities, will involve the army cleaning the interior and...

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