Coronavirus has been affecting travel for almost one year. Many countries have imposed a ban on travel. Now, in view of increasing corona cases, the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Monday extended the ban on travel between the country's 20 regions till March 27.
Italy's health minister said, "It is essential to continue with the restrictions with the (spread of coronavirus) variants."The ban applies to all non-essential travel between all regions, regardless of which zone they are in under Italy's tiered system of coronavirus restrictions. Besides this ban, the government also extended restrictions on visiting friends and relatives, under which no more than two adults can visit another person's home. The travel for work, health, or emergency reasons, will be excluded in the regional travel ban. Travel within Italy for tourism remains prohibited.
The Italian government also extended a rule under which no more than two adults plus their children under 14 can visit another household once a day. However, the rule has not been extended for areas declared red zone.
Meanwhile. with wreath-laying ceremonies, tree plantings and church services, Italians on Sunday marked one year since their country experienced its first known corona death. Italy, with some 95,500 confirmed virus dead, has Europe's second-highest pandemic toll after Britain.
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