Italians are now a long way away from the days of singing on balconies and their summer fling with freedom. Just like everyone else, they’ve had it.
Tag: Curfews
In Avignon, Snatching Theater From the Jaws of New Lockdowns
Delayed from the summer, France’s biggest stage celebration was further curtailed as restrictions again hit the country. That made the moments of grace that were possible all the more powerful.
France and Germany Lock Down as Second Coronavirus Wave Grows
The new steps are the toughest since the spring and follow added restrictions in Spain and Italy aimed at curbing the spread of the virus and easing the strain on hospitals.
As Pandemic Surges Again, Europe Adopts New Restrictions
The new steps are the toughest since the spring and follow added restrictions in Spain and Italy aimed at curbing the spread of the virus and easing the strain on hospitals.
Will a Half-Step by Macron Be Enough to Blunt France’s Second Wave?
The imposition of a curfew in several major cities underscored a difficult choice: further dampening the economy or risking more lives.
Melbourne is a Case Study in Navigating a Second Wave of Coronavirus
Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, is becoming a case study in handling a second wave of infections. There are lots of unanswered questions.
Coronavirus Is Battering Africa’s Growing Middle Class
From Kenya to Nigeria, South Africa to Rwanda, the pandemic is decimating the livelihoods of the once-stable workers who were helping to drive Africa’s economic expansion.
In Istanbul Under Lockdown, Baklava Makers Are Essential Workers
A strict weekend curfew quiets the city’s joyous commotion, but offers up new moments of breathtaking beauty, both spiritual and natural. And essential sweets are still delivered.
Tux, Gown, Masks: Arab Couples Scramble to Marry During a Pandemic
Undeterred by the coronavirus, couples across the Middle East are pressing ahead with scaled-back weddings. The authorities aren’t always thrilled.
Coronavrus Dims Ramadan Celebrations
The holiest month in the Islamic calendar promises this year to be the strangest ever for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. In Cairo, known as the city of a thousand minarets, the coronavirus has cast a long shadow.