01 Italy extends state of emergency When the epidemic in many European countries showed signs of rebound, Italy, the "severely affected area", made a decisive decision to extend the national emergency. On July 28, three days before the end of the originally scheduled state of emergency, Italian Prime Minister Conte announced that the state of emergency would be extended to October 15. In response to the epidemic, Italy has implemented a six-month national emergency from January 31. During this period, Italy has experienced lockdowns across the country and has extended the lockdown measures several times, including shops, attractions [...]