In Italy, the number of COVID-19 positive cases is rising: for the first time in weeks yesterday (13 August 2020) new infections exceeded 500 in 24 hours. According to the Italian national press agency ANSA, there are 925 active outbreaks in 9 regions at the moment.
The increasing number of cases among Italians returning from abroad spread concerns, many have tested positive once they return home, which is why new rapid testing will be mandatory at the country's airports.
A new lockdown "is definitely unlikely" according to Agostino Miozzo of civil protection, but restaurants and clubs closures "can become inevitable if we are not in control of the territory and the infections gets out of hand".
Carlo Fusi, editor of the newspaper Il Dubbio in Rome, has more.
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