Italy locks back down as Europe faces third wave and nations pause AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
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Italians are back under lockdown restrictions and millions have had their Easter plans canceled again, as leaders fight to halt a third wave of Covid-19 infections that threatens to grip Europe one year after the pandemic began.
In scenes eerily similar to last March -- when Italy became the first European country to restrict people's movement as the coronavirus ran rampant -- citizens were banned from traveling between regions from Monday and were told the entire nation would be considered a "red zone" over the Easter weekend. Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi had said the rules were necessary because "we are unfortunately facing a new wave of infections," a somber reality after 12 months of pandemic misery.More Related News