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Rome's Fiumicino airport is to host a major hub for covid-19 vaccinations, with the capacity to administer 3,000 vaccines per day, when it launches on 15 February, reports Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano. The 1,500-sqm hub, which will be located in Fiumicino's long-term parking area, will be Italy's first major national covid-19 vaccination c...

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In times like these, a feel-good story is a balm for a downtrodden soul. Seeing someone get a win is like a win for all of us. And in Italy there is no greater win than espresso. So when COVID-19 restrictions eased in Rome and Italians are able to once again visit their beloved coffee bars, the world rejoices with them. One of the European countrie...

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A veteran FDNY firefighter who responded to Ground Zero has died from COVID-19, officials announced Sunday. Joseph Ferrugia, 61, a 30-year department veteran, is the first active FDNY firefighter to die from the illness, authorities said. “This horrific illness has taken far too many lives, and now it has killed a man who bravely served New Yorkers...

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A chilly morning in Maine is no match for 96-year-old Carmine Pecorelli's spunk. "It's just another day," he said as he used an old brush to sweep the snow from his car. But this day he is on a mission--one that pales in comparison to those he completed in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Carmine served in the Army, Navy, and Air F...

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The first anti-Covid dogs are part of the security and vigilance group “Italpol”. They carried out a "demonstrative" exercise at the arrivals area of Terminal 3 of Fiumicino airport, that did not involve passengers, but Italpol personnel who lent themselves as subjects to be identified, to show how the dogs are able to detect, thanks to training th...

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Creativity emanates from every corner of Italy, and this country's $67 billion fashion business taps the talent of artisans who draw on generations of tradition. But the coronavirus is sending shockwaves through the industry, shuttering shops and canceling fashion shows, with losses reaching a staggering $20 billion. Correspondent Seth Doane travel...

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For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classes in Italian schools and the universities have been substituted by didattica a distanza (DAD), or ‘distance learning’. Instead of innovation or hope, DAD seems to represent the real social struggle of Italian teenagers and students: it is often called euphemistically disagio a distanza or, ‘discomf...

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They met on a company-sponsored fishing trip in 1955. Louis “Lou” Maiello felt honored to drive the former Nancy Kraft home from the fishing adventure sponsored by Rockefeller Center, where she worked as an executive assistant and he was doing construction. It wasn’t long before the couple started dating. A year later they tied the knot on June 16,...

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Mascherine e test rapidi, innovativi sistemi di sanificazione e speciali barelle di bio-contenimento per spostare i pazienti. Sono alcune delle soluzioni offerte da 25 aziende italiane, di cui 9 dell’Emilia-Romagna che, attraverso un progetto Usa-Italia, andranno concretamente a coprire svariati aspetti legati alla pandemia Covid-19, dalla prevenzi...

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Getting vaccinated isn't compulsory in Italy, but it's strongly recommended, free, and will ultimately be offered to every resident. With a limited supply of doses, however, Italy has come up with a strict order of priority that means many of us will have to wait at least a few more months before we can get immunized. Here's who gets to go first, a...

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