face masks outdoors nationwide in an effort to reduce rising COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said after the cabinet agreed on the measure.After curbing the epidemic by imposing a rigid lockdown between March and May, Italy has seen a steady increase in new cases in the last two months, reporting an average of more than 2,400 infections daily in the past week, a Reuters tally shows.
Coronavirus face coverings under the nose equivalent to ‘not wearing a mask’: experts The decree imposing masks outdoors will probably be effective from Thursday, a government source said.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Several Italian regions including Lazio, around the capital Rome, have already made face.