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Newshour: 19/12/2020 13:06 GMT: Italy faces lockdown over Christmas period

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Italy faces lockdown over Christmas period

19/12/2020 13:06 GMT

19/12/2020 13:06 GMT: Italy faces lockdown over Christmas period

BBC World Service - Newshour, Italy faces lockdown over Christmas period

A second nationwide lockdown will come into force in Italy

A second nationwide lockdown will come into force in Italy.

Italians are facing tight lockdown rules over the Christmas and New Year holidays to help curb a third wave of coronavirus cases. Non-essential shops, restaurants and bars will be closed. Italians are only allowed to travel for work, health and emergency reasons.

Also in the programme: A new US senate report surrounding the Boeing 737 Max and how a surgeon who trains doctors in warzones is having to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.

(Picture: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announces new restrictions. Credit: EPA/FILIPPO ATTILI)

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