Italy to ease COVID-19 curbs in many regions as of April 26, PM Draghi says

Italy will ease coronavirus restrictions in many areas as of April 26, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday, slightly bringing forward the easing of restrictions originally set for the start of May.

"The government is taking a reasonable risk based on data that is improving, although not dramatically," Draghi told a news conference. "This is based on a premise, that people and institutions observe the rules so that this reasonable risk is successful," he added.