umbertino Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 'Ndrangheta ( Calabria region mafia) dealt personnel blow by thorough investigation 27 February 2020 http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/9006 The best and most expert of 'Ndrangheta ( Italy's most powerful criminal association) prosecutor in the world https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-mafias-public-enemy-number-one-italian-prosecutor-nicola-gratteri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Naples hospital unit ransacked after police shoot boy dead Media reports say 15-year-old pointed gun at officer in attempt to steal Rolex watch Angela Giuffrida in Rome Sun 1 Mar 2020 14.18 GMT The boy died while undergoing surgery at Pellegrini hospital in Naples Photograph: Alamy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/naples-hospital-unit-ransacked-after-boy-shot-dead-by-police 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 How Americans can claim Italian citizenship by descent Italian-Americans are one of the largest – and proudest – ethnic groups in the United States. For those who dream of moving to 'the old country', there are three main paths to dual citizenship. Find out below what they are and whether you qualify The Local Creative Studio 2 March 2020 09:32 CET+01:00 https://www.thelocal.it/20200302/three-ways-americans-can-become-italian-citizens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Schools to close from Thur to Mar 15 says Azzolina Govt lining up measures to help families cope Redazione ANSA Rome 04 March 202018:48 News https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/03/04/schools-to-close-from-thur-to-mar-15-says-azzolina_e0a7e85e-be00-41f5-8dce-281c25641a8a.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 'Coronavirus pizza' too hot to handle for Italian politicians 3 March 2020 http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/9021 Later the TV "Canal plus" apologized for the improper "joke" and wrote a letter to the Italian Ambassador in Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Italy spells out new coronavirus rules: No more kissing and over-75s told to stay home The Italian government has issued a list of new guidelines to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Here's what you need to know The Local 4 March 2020 09:48 CET+01:00 https://www.thelocal.it/20200304/no-more-kissing-and-over-65s-stay-home-italys-new-coronavirus-guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi splits from partner of 12 years Twice divorced media magnate reportedly now dating Marta Fascina, an MP from his party Agence France-Presse in Rome Thu 5 Mar 2020 13.09 GMT Francesca Pascale said she was ‘astonished’ by the statement Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/05/italys-ex-pm-silvio-berlusconi-splits-from-partner-of-12-years HA HA......Ain't love grand........Berl will turn 84 this coming September 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus Government’s draft decree would impose fines on anyone caught entering or leaving northern region Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Sat 7 Mar 2020 20.57 GMT The deserted Piazza Duomo in Milan Photograph: Piero Cruciatti/AFP via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/italy-set-to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombardy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 School closures and cancelled weddings in Turin: life in the shadow of coronavirus There are not many face masks around – but we hide our fears via memes and jokes about Covid-19 Fri 6 Mar 2020 16.37 GMT Last modified on Fri 6 Mar 2020 17.07 GMT Hana Abul Husn Healthcare professionals inside the isolation area of a hospital in Turin Photograph: Alessandro Di Marco/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/06/school-closures-coronavirus-turin-covid-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 Italian hospitals short of beds as coronavirus death toll jumps Lombardy health system under pressure amid highest daily rise in deaths in country Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Mon 9 Mar 2020 16.20 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/09/italian-hospitals-short-beds-coronavirus-death-toll-jumps 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorslite21 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hey brother from another mother......how's everything? You OK? CL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage449 Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Wondering too. How are you getting items into your country so the cupboards aren't bare?? How are you personally doing, making it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, coorslite21 said: Hey brother from another mother......how's everything? You OK? CL So far it's ok for me , CL...Thanks for asking....The situation in other parts of the country...Not so good....Yesterday we had a peak in terms of death and contaminated folks..... In my area a few admitted in hospitals ( esp. elderly) 3 in ICU ...No deaths so far.... Let's hope these last strong measures will help us all dramatically decrease the virus spread..... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sage449 said: Wondering too. How are you getting items into your country so the cupboards aren't bare?? How are you personally doing, making it? Thanks, Sage......I'm doing ok so far.... There's no problem in getting stuff in supermarkets and pharmacies... Many shops are closed or consider closing.... Pubs, movie theaters, theatres, discos closed all over the country Edited March 10, 2020 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Don't travel, don't socialise, stay inside: Italy's coronavirus lockdown rules Country’s prime minister has put the nation of 60 million people under special quarantine measures Agence France-Presse Tue 10 Mar 2020 07.16 GMT An empty Venice canal during the coronavirus outbreak in Italy Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/stay-inside-dont-travel-dont-socialise-italys-coronavirus-lockdown-rules 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 hours ago, ladyGrace'sDaddy said: Yes....Sadly true...... Revolts all over prisons ( 22 as of last night)....In Foggia there was an inmates escape...Some were caught while others are still on the run....I'm trustful all of those will get caught.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Coronavirus data shows young people are hidden carriers 10 March 2020 http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/9050 ‘Hurricane’ riots spread across 27 Italian prisons 9 March 2020 http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/9043 More than 30 A&M students, staff self-quarantine after trip to Italy Hope Barnett, KBTX 1 hr ago https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-than-30-a-26m-students-staff-self-quarantine-after-trip-to-italy/ar-BB1105Cy 'Can I go outside?': Your questions about the coronavirus quarantine rules in Italy Italy has implemented draconian restrictions on movement and gatherings across the country in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Here we try to answer some of your questions about the new nationwide lockdown rules The Local 10 March 2020 08:48 CET+01:00 A street in central Milan on Tuesday, March 10. Photo: AFP https://www.thelocal.it/20200310/are-there-taxis-your-questions-about-the-coronavirus-quarantine-rules-in-italy Edited March 10, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage449 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 I stopped tonight to grab cat food - 6 large pallets of toilet paper delivered and shelves were bare. It all went out the door in a couple hours. Omgoodness people have gone crazy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Sage449 said: I stopped tonight to grab cat food - 6 large pallets of toilet paper delivered and shelves were bare. It all went out the door in a couple hours. Omgoodness people have gone crazy. That's what happened here too when the restriction of movement was announced...People went nuts....Hundreds entering supermarkets not realizing that's stupid.....And dangerous 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 From confidence to quarantine: how coronavirus swept Italy Undetected transmissions in early stage of outbreak at heart of current difficulties Peter Beaumont and Ian Sample Tue 10 Mar 2020 19.02 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/from-confidence-to-quarantine-how-coronavirus-swept-italy An Italian financial crisis is certain – the big question is how contagious it is The EU can rewrite its rules and let governments borrow more to counter the crisis or let Italy go the way of Greece Larry Elliott Tue 10 Mar 2020 16.48 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Mar 2020 20.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/an-italian-financial-crisis-is-certain-the-big-question-is-how-contagious-it-is 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Under coronavirus lockdown, Italy is finding a fragile sense of solidarity In Florence, where I live, the squares are empty. Despite political infighting, Italy is showing how to quell the panic Tue 10 Mar 2020 16.56 GMT Last modified on Tue 10 Mar 2020 18.50 GMT Jamie Mackay ‘These are the largest limitations on freedom of movement since the second world war.’ Staff deep-cleaning the Maschio Angioino castle in Naples, Italy, March 2020 Photograph: Cesare Abbate/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/10/coronavirus-lockdown-italy-florence-panic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2020 Italy coronavirus lockdown leaves streets deserted – in pictures The Italian government has imposed a nationwide lockdown in an effort to tackle the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak outside of China. Movements in and out of cities are severely restricted, and streets that are usually busy with life and traffic are almost empty Wed 11 Mar 2020 09.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/mar/11/italy-coronavirus-lockdown-leaves-streets-deserted-in-pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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