Italy orders bars to close early, shuts gyms as Covid-19 cases surge

Italy on Sunday ordered bars and restaurants to close by 6 p.m. and shut public gyms, cinemas and swimming pools to try to halt a rapid resurgence in the coronavirus that has pushed daily infection rates to new records.
 

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the measures were aimed at protecting both public health and the economy and should bring the rising curve of the epidemic under control in the next few weeks to allow a "serene" Christmas.
 

"We think we will suffer a bit this month but by gritting our teeth with these restrictions, we'll be able to breathe again