Italy PM says taking calculated risk in rolling back lockdown
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PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wears a face mask as he
attends a session of the lower house of parliament on the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) in Rome, Italy April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Remo
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MILAN (Reuters)
- Italian Prime MInister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday Italy was
taking a calculated risk in rolling back lockdown measures from next
week as the daily death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic fell to its
lowest since March 9.
“We’re facing a calculated risk, knowing
that the epidemiological curve could rise again,” Conte said in press
conference to detail measures taken by the Rome to restart most economic
activities and lift restrictions on people’s movements.
With
shops allowed to open from Monday, Conte said movement between European
Union countries would be allowed from June 3, without a quarantine
period for those entering Italy.
Gyms, swimming pools, sports centres will reopen on May 25, while theatres and cinemas will be allowed to reopen from June 15.
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