China News Service, July 11 (Xinhua) - According to the European Union quoted the Europa News Agency, Italy has opened up foreign border cases since the opening of borders to non-EU travellers. The Italian Ministry of Health has announced that Italy will suspend flights with 13 countries from July 10 and prohibit passengers who have visited these countries within 14 days. At the same time, Italian Prime Minister Conte said that the national emergency caused by the new crown epidemic may be extended to the end of 2020.
On May 18th local time, a restaurant in San Marco Square in Venice, Italy, was preparing for the reopening.
According to reports, Italian Health Minister Speranza reported that the countries and regions that were banned from entry include Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Kuwait, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Oman, Panama, Peru and Dominica.
Speranza emphasized that the situation of the new global epidemic is still grim, and that such a cautious decision is mainly based on the need for Italy to prevent and control the epidemic, and to ensure that the huge sacrifices and efforts made by Italy to fight the epidemic in the past few months will not Defeat defeat.
In addition, Conte said in an interview with the media on the 10th that in order to further consolidate the results of the "anti-epidemic", the national emergency will be considered to be extended to the end of 2020.
On January 31, Conte announced that Italy had entered a six-month national emergency and the decree would expire on July 31.
Conte said that according to the development situation of the new crown epidemic in the international community and the actual situation in Italy, after July 31, there are still sufficient reasons to continue to maintain the national emergency until December 31. The state of emergency can ensure the effective control of the epidemic situation, accelerate the recovery of the social economy, and maintain the normal social production and living order. (Boyuan)