Italy reopens to tourists from Europe

ROME: Italy reopens to travellers from Europe on Wednesday , three months after the country went into COVID-19 lockdown, with all hopes pinned on reviving the key tourism industry as the summer season begins.

Italy was the first European country to be hit hard by the coronavirus and has officially reported more than 33,000 deaths.It imposed an economically crippling lockdown in early March and has since seen its contagion numbers drop off dramatically. And there were concerns that those who usually come in by car, train or ferry from neighbouring countries would go elsewhere on their holidays.Switzerland has warned its citizens that if they go to Italy they will be subject to"health measures" on their return. The country will open its borders with Germany, France and Austria on Jun 15, but not with Italy.

In response to perceived anti-Italian sentiment, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has warned countries not to treat Italy"like a leper". But only 40 of Rome's 1,200 hotels have reopened, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said Monday, and just a dozen in Milan. It costs too much to open them if they will just stand empty.

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