On Sunday, Italy announced that it is shutting discos and nightclubs for three weeks as the number of coronavirus cases has increased, particularly among young people. Our priority must be that of opening schools in September, in full safety,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Facebook. But new cases in the past week were more than double the number three weeks ago. According to The Guardian, 1,277 migrants from Tunisia were intercepted by Italian authorities in the first six months of 2019. With little room on Lampedusa, migrants are being transferred to other quarantine centers, putting local mayors on a war footing.

Source: Huffington Post August 17, 2020 13:07 UTC