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The prospect of having to stay at home for two weeks may be a little intimidating, but we assure you that we’ve already been there – we’re having to face the worldwide coronavirus emergency with responsibility and patience. So let’s take advantage of the proverbial Italian joy and live this unusual situation to the fullest; it’s an opportunity to r...

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The news is all over the world. Italy is in total shutdown. The move is drastic but the right thing to do. For those who travel regularly to Rome for holidays and are watching the scene unfold from afar, there is a sense of shock and sadness to see their beloved city shut down, its streets virtually deserted. For those of us living here, Italians a...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) will suspend its public events now through June. As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases increase day after day, it is crucial that the Foundation follows the guidelines issued by Government Authorities that non-essential mass gatherings should be postponed or cancelled. “For the safety of our guests and memb...

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Smog has dropped in northern Italy after almost a month of coronavirus restrictions, according to new satellite images. The levels of nitrogen dioxide - highlighted in dark orange -  appear to have decreased in the photos from the Sentinel 5 satellite of Europe's Copernicus Programme, run by the European Commission and the European Space Agency.  T...

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The Italian government announced Wednesday it is earmarking 25 billion euros (nearly $28 billion) to confront the coronavirus with the first spending commitments by the end of week. Economic Minister Roberto Gualtieri said a decree expected by Friday will outline spending of about 12 billion euros ($13.4 billion). That will include measures to supp...

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A commonly used arthritis drug has shown "excellent results" in two coronavirus patients and a national protocol for its extensive use against the virus should be drawn up, oncologist Paolo Ascierto of Naples' Pascale Hospital said Wednesday. The drug, tocilizumab, "has shown it is effective against pneumonia caused by COVID-29," he said. One of th...

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For those who are praying for the people impacted by and suffering from coronavirus: The Vatican is encouraging a day of prayer and fasting in order to invoke divine help and intervention against the coronavirus in Rome, Italy, and the world. Many Catholics are praying a Novena prayer to St. Rocco, who has been venerated for centuries as the protec...

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L’Italia dello spettacolo, della cultura, della scienza, dell’economia, dell’informazione e dell’innovazione si unisce nel più grande live streaming di tutti i tempi su YouTube. Oltre 100 protagonisti racconteranno al mondo, insieme alla società civile, come reagisce l’Italia davanti all’emergenza Coronavirus. E ribadiranno come sia necessario, ogg...

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Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that Italy would shut all stores except for pharmacies and food shops to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. "We will close shops, bars, pubs and restaurants. Home delivery is allowed," Conte said in a national television address as the virus has killed 827 people and infected more...

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DiaSorin on Tuesday announced it has completed studies at the Spallanzani Hospital in Rome and the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia to launch by the end of March a rapid-response molecular test to diagnose the novel coronavirus (Codiv-19). The test's result will be available within 60 minutes against the five-seven hours that are currently necessary...

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