Prognosis
Two-Thirds of Italians Set For Lockdown as Pandemic Worsens
- Draghi cabinet meets Friday to weigh tightening measures
- Regions around Milan and Rome could shift to ‘red zone’ status
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The government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi is weighing stringent new restrictions on as many as two-thirds of Italians, with the regions encompassing the country’s largest cities possibly heading into lockdown amid a resurgence in the pandemic.
The tightening would bring Italy full-circle just over a year after it became the first Western country to enter lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Infections rose to a three-month high this week after the more contagious U.K. strain took hold amid a slow vaccine roll-out.