Anarchy spilled out onto the streets of Rome tonight as anger at repeated coronavirus shutdowns across Europe grows amid a third wave of cases sweeping the Continent - while Britain finally reopens. Italy was locked down over the Easter holidays, with all restaurants, bars and cafes ordered shut except for takeout service. In Naples over the weekend, shopkeepers held up lingerie during a protest against Covid shutdowns. Rome's last official estimate, made by the previous government in January, envisages a deficit-to-GDP ratio of 8.8 per cent this year. Overall, there are 16 orange regions and four red ones, with none in the two lower tiers, yellow and white.

Source: The Nation April 12, 2021 21:00 UTC