Italians cancel Christmas and New Year's holidays amid a fifth wave at the same time that the measure of masks in open spaces is reintroduced.
The spread of the Omicron variant continues to cause concern and in Italy, according to the latest figures from the polling company Demoskopika, eight million Italians have finally decided to cancel their Christmas holidays, due to the increase in cases.
90% of those who decided to escape from their permanent residence, even for just one day, will remain within the national borders.
At the same time, the Region of Rome has confirmed that it is preparing to adopt a measure that will once again make the use of protective masks in open spaces compulsory.The measure is expected to come into force on Thursday, while a similar decision may be taken later this week by the Draghi government, with effect throughout the country.
In the last 24 hours in Italy,16,213 cases and 137 deaths were recorded.
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