France, Italy Impose Easter Lockdowns As Covid-19 Cases Surge

Daily Mail: Italy enters strict three-day lockdown as it faces 20,000 new Covid cases a day while France begins four week national shutdown as Europe battles third wave

* Italy has entered three-day lockdown to prevent surge of infections over Easter

* Across the border in France, the country entered its third national lockdown

* The two countries are struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases

Italy and France entered strict lockdowns today, with both countries struggling to cope with a dramatic rise in Covid-19 cases that has overwhelmed hospitals.

In Italy, the country entered a three-day Easter lockdown to prevent a surge in infections over the bank holiday weekend.

The entire country is now in the 'red zone' - the highest level of lockdown restrictions - after cases have soared to around 20,000 new cases a day in a devastating third wave of the pandemic.

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