FILE PHOTO: A military healthcare worker takes a swab sample as Italian military open up one of the biggest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centres in Italy while the country grapples with a growing number of cases, in Rome, Italy, October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
ROME (Reuters) - Italy approved a package of measures on Tuesday to support businesses hit by new restrictions aimed at reining in the coronavirus, hours after daily infections hit a new record high and COVID-19-related deaths jumped.
The measures will cost 5.4 billion euros ($6.38 billion) and include grants, tax breaks and additional funds for temporary lay-off schemes, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said at a news conference.
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