Covid-19: Italy Announces Lock Down on Christmas and New Year

Rome: Italy has announced a nationwide lockdown on Christmas and New Year's Eve to curb the dangerous spread of the corona virus. According to the international news agency, Italy has announced a severe lockdown across the country during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The decision was made to prevent the possible spread of Corona due to the gatherings taking place these days. During the lockdown, the country has been declared a red zone and sanctions have been imposed on the same occasion. All non-essential shops, shopping malls and gatherings will be banned.In addition, it will be allowed to leave the house only in case of employment, emergency or illness, while holding parties in the house will also be prohibited.Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called the Christmas lockdown a "difficult decision" and said medical experts feared Christmas gatherings would increase the spread of corona.The Italian prime minister added that the corona vaccine would be launched nationwide by the end of this month. He also called vaccination the beginning of the end of this monster.It should be noted that the number of people infected with the corona virus in Italy has exceeded 1.9 million, while the number of deaths due to this deadly virus has reached 67 thousand, which is the highest in any European country.