ROME – Italy inched forward towards normality on Monday as coffee bars, restaurants, cinemas and theatres reopened in most regions as part of a phased springtime relaxation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns.
Fourteen of the country’s 20 regions have been designated yellow zones, meaning there is a relatively low risk from COVID. Five are classified orange and one, Sardinia, red.
In the yellow zones, coffee bars and restaurants are now allowed to serve customers outdoors after a near-total shutdown of about six weeks.
Outdoor amateur team contact sports were also allowed again. The re-opening of pools and gyms will be phased in over the next few weeks, with strict social distancing rules in force.(Reuters)
