Men wearing protective face masks catch fish along Tiber river, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the inner city of Rome, Italy May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
MILAN (Reuters) - The mayor of Milan issued a furious threat on Friday to close down popular open spaces in the city after television footage showed crowds socialising and apparently ignoring public health rules aimed at preventing a resurgence of the coronavirus.
Italy loosened some of the toughest lockdown restrictions in Europe on Monday, allowing many businesses to re-open and giving people more freedom to move about but authorities have insisted that strict social distancing measures must still be respected.
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