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Italy to Phase Out Curfew in Push to Restart Economy

  • Cabinet approves new rules on curfews, shopping, dining
  • New coronavirus cases fall to lowest levels since October
Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg
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Italy is moving to reopen its economy as the number of Covid-19 cases ebbs and the vaccination program takes hold.

Mario Draghi’s administration agreed to start phasing out a national curfew currently set at 10 p.m., aiming to remove it on June 21 in low-risk regions, if infections keep declining, according to an official at the Prime Minister’s office, who asked not to be named.