Italian PM Giuseppe Conte to resign amid pandemic criticism
On January 20, Conte managed to win a Senate vote, but without an absolute majority.
On January 20, Conte managed to win a Senate vote, but without an absolute majority.
The state of emergency gives government officials temporary power to act quickly to tamp down new coronavirus outbreaks and allocate funding, all through the use of emergency decrees.
As 236 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the pandemic has claimed 29,315 lives since the first outbreak was recorded in the northern Lombardy region.
The decline in the number of active virus cases was accompanied by a fall in the number of people receiving intensive care treatment to the lowest level since March 18.
The overall number of confirmed cases now stands at 147,577.
The total number of cases in the country now stands at 153,222, the second highest in the world after the US (466,033).
"When the (scientific) data consolidate... we will begin to program a gradual loosening of the restrictions", he said.
PM Conte spent last night in Venice, where world-famous monuments, homes and businesses were hit hard by the exceptional flooding.
M5S chief Luigi Di Maio said that the deal with the PD will have to be approved by his party's members in an online vote, which could take place by this weekend.
Putin met Pope Francis and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday.
