Italy orders mask wearing for some indoor venues until mid-June


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  • Friday, 29 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: People wear face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Milan, Italy, November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Face masks will remain compulsory in Italy on public transport and in some indoor venues until June 15, the health minister said on Thursday, as one of the country's hardest hit by COVID delayed an end to pandemic restrictions.

Masks will still be required to access cinemas, theatres, indoor events and to enter hospitals, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said, adding that the government intends to be cautious in lifting the remaining measures.

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