Porto Rosso is one of Monopoli’s most popular beaches. The video was shot before the holiday season starts to peak in August and at a time when due to the Covid-19 pandemic it is estimated that we have 50% less foreign visitors across our region. According to information published in La Repubblica on 1 August the incidents of […]
Read MoreOfficial data published by Italy’s civil protection department confirms that 42 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Puglia between 26 July and 1 August. Source | Dipartimento della Protezione Civile Aggiornamento casi COVID-19 According to information published in yesterday’s La Repubblica the incidents of contagion per 100,000 of population in Italy remains low: 5.7 cases per […]
Read MoreThis morning’s La Repubblica – one of the Italy’s main newspapers – reports that Puglia has 30 new confirmed Covid infections in the last 3 days. The trend of new infections spiking continues. Last weekend there were 15 new cases reported in our region over a similar 3-day period. The majority of new cases, it is […]
Read MoreThis morning’s Quotidiano di Puglia – one of the region’s main newspapers – reports that Puglia is on alert following a spike in new coronavirus infections, all of whom are visitors recently arrived from abroad. In the last 24-hours seven new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed, bringing the total of new infections in our region […]
Read MoreAccording to the most recently published index of Covid-19 infections, Puglia currently has one of the lowest infection rates in Italy. Puglia’s R0 for the period 6 – 12 July published on 17 July is 0.07. Puglia’s favourite family-friendly beaches – find out more. Official Covid-19 guidance relating to beaches and restaurants from the […]
Read MoreThe Regional Government are responsible for implementing and regulating Covid19 measures for the reopening of businesses. With regard to restaurants in Puglia the rules include: Access should be limited so that it is always possible to maintain the minimum interpersonal distance of one meter Customers’ temperature should be taken, anyone with a temperature above 37.5° […]
Read MoreThe website of the Italian Health Ministry has a wealth of information (in English) on travelling to Italy. For a useful FAQ in English – see here. There is more general information from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for foreigners in Italy here. Am I allowed to visit Italy? From June 3, people will […]
Read MoreItaly’s daily R0 infection index – 15|21 June (8|14 June) One key measure for tracking the Covid-19 risk is the R0, or basic reproduction number, which indicates how many new cases one infected person generates. For an R0 of three we would expect each new case of a disease to produce three other infections. An […]
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