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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conti announcing tough new co vid restrictions for Christmas and the New Year as the country posted its highest daily death toll from the pandemic.
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Yet almost 1000 people Conte's government is banning midnight Mass.
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Andi movement between regions unless it's for work, medical reasons or emergencies.
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From December 21st, 2 January six on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, Italians won't be able to leave their towns.
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Italy was the first Western nation to be battered by the virus on more than 58,000 people have died there since the outbreak.
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Europe's second highest count after Britain on increase in new infections and hospital admissions has slowed in recent weeks.
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But Italy is still reporting Mawr daily covert 19 fatalities than any other European nation.
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It posted 993 deaths on Thursday.
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Its previous high was 919 in late March at the peak of the first wave.
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In a televised evening news conference, contest said current curbs, which has staggered around the country according to local infection rates, were producing good results.
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But the Christmas holidays threatened to cause a new spike in cases He urged Italians not to invite guests from outside the family to their homes over Christmas.
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Italy's regions hit out at the government over the latest restrictions, saying they were not consulted over measures that were too hard on families on did not compensate hard hit businesses.
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Italy has also closed ski resorts over Christmas and imposed 14 days quarantine for anyone entering Italy over the holidays.
