Italy has reopened to travellers from Europe, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes pinned on reviving the key tourism industry as the summer season begins.
But there were fears many foreign tourists would be put off coming to a country still shaking off a vicious pandemic. Italy was the first European country to be hit hard by the coronavirus and has officially reported more than 33,000 deaths.
It imposed an economically crippling lockdown in early March and has since seen its contagion numbers drop off dramatically.
With the country facing its deepest recession since World War II, it needs tourists to return, and quickly. But it is still reporting hundreds of new cases a day, particularly in the