Roundup: Italy's virus infection rate creeps higher as gov't issues stricter health measures


  • World
  • Tuesday, 06 Oct 2020

ROME, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Italian government has continued walking back eased coronavirus lockdown measures, as the virus' infection rate continued to inch higher, sending ripples across a country struggling to return to normal.

In recent days, members of parliament have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, along with a former minister of health and an undersecretary for foreign affairs. The parliamentary committee working on the government's 2021 budget has been halted.

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