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12.05.2022 18:59

COVID: Cases, deaths down but sharp drop in tests – GIMBE

ROME. KAZINFORM - The numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Italy dropped over the last week but there was also a sharp drop in tests, independent health foundation GIMBE said in its weekly report Thursday, ANSA reports.

12.05.2022 08:10

COVID-19 hospital admissions down 7.5% in one week in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM The number of COVID-19 hospital admissions in Italy dropped by 7.5% in the May 3-10 period compared to the previsions week, the Federation of Italian Health and Hospital Agencies (FIASO) said on Wednesday.

11.05.2022 19:45

COVID: 56,015 new cases, 158 more victims - ANSA

ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 56,015 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 158 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Tuesday, ANSA reports.

11.05.2022 13:45

2 mn Italian kids suffering from mental issues

ROME. KAZINFORM Two million Italian children and youths under the age of 17 are suffering from mental issues, the Italian Society of Infant and Teen Neuropsychiatry (SINPIA) said Tuesday.

06.05.2022 16:50

COVID-19 incidence down but Rt number up slightly in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM - The incidence of COVID-19 cases fell to 559 for every 100,000 inhabitants in Italy in the April 19-May 5 period, down from 699 the previous week, the weekly monitoring report of the health ministry and Higher Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday, ANSA reports.

05.05.2022 16:49

COVID-19: Child hospital admissions down 7.7% - FIASO

ROME. KAZINFORM The number of children in hospital in Italy with COVID-19 was down by 7.7% on May 3 compared to the previous week, the Italian Federation of Health and Hospital Agencies (FIASO) said on Wednesday.

05.05.2022 09:47

COVID-19: Facemasks to remain at places of work in Italy for now

ROME. KAZINFORM - Facemasks are set to remain obligatory at places of work in Italy for the time being, the labour ministry said Wednesday after a meeting with trade unions at which it was decided to maintain a protocol from last year to combat COVID-19 contagion, ANSA reports.

04.05.2022 17:24

COVID: 62,071 new cases, 153 more victims in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM There have been 62,071 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 153 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Tuesday.

04.05.2022 11:58

Project presented for Europe’s largest solar telescope

MADRID. KAZINFORM - With a mirror measuring 4.2 meters in diameter and 44 meters in height, Europe's largest solar telescope will be installed on the Canary Islands and will become operational starting in 2029. This is the project of the European Solar Telescope (EST), presented in Madrid by the Spanish Superior center of scientific research (CSIC), ANSA reports.

03.05.2022 13:41

COVID in Italy: 18,896 new cases, 124 more victims

ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 18,896 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 124 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Monday, ANSA reports.

01.05.2022 12:49

Italy says goodbye to most COVID-19 restrictions

ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy takes a big step back towards normality on Sunday when most of the country's remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be dropped, ANSA reports.

29.04.2022 16:47

Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number down, but incidence up - ISS

ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number has fallen slightly but the case incidence has risen a tad, according to the latest weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the higher Health Institute (ISS), ANSA reports.

29.04.2022 09:52

COVID facemasks in Italy in some indoor venues up to Jun 15 - Speranza

ROME. KAZINFORM COVID-19 facemasks will remain compulsory until June 15 on local and long-distance public transport, in cinemas, and theatres, and at all indoor events and sporting competitions, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Thursday.

28.04.2022 12:17

COVID: 'Easter effect' ups admissions by 3.5% in a week in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM An 'Easter effect' has pushed the weekly number of hospital admissions up by 3.5% over the last week, the Italian federation of health and hospital firms (FIASO) said on data from its 'sentinel' hospitals Wednesday.

27.04.2022 16:46

COVID in Italy: 29,575 new cases, 146 more victims

ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 29,575 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 146 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Tuesday, ANSA reports.

26.04.2022 21:19

Rome’s La Sapienza top Italian uni in world rankings

ROME. KAZINFORM - Rome's La Sapienza is the top Italian university in the latest world rankings from the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), ANSA reports.

23.04.2022 13:16

COVID: 73,212 new cases, 202 more victims in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM - There have been 73,212 new cases of COVID-19 in Italy in the last 24 hours, and 202 more victims of the virus, the health ministry said Friday, ANSA reports.

22.04.2022 18:13

Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number back under 1, ANSA

ROME. KAZINFORM Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number has fallen back below 1 for the first time since early March, according to the weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS).

22.04.2022 12:19

In Italy 1.2 mln have COVID, caution still needed – Speranza

ROME. KAZINFORM - Health Minister Roberto Speranza said the Italian public must not drop its guard on COVID-19, stressing that the level of contagion is still high, ANSA reports.

21.04.2022 17:44

COVID-19: Don't scrap indoor-facemask mandate says GIMBE

ROME. KAZINFORM Nino Cartabellotta, the president of the GIMBE medical foundation, on Thursday called on the government to keep the obligation for people to wear facemasks in enclosed public places in Italy, saying the level of COVID-19 contagion remains too high to scrap it.