By NICOLE WINFIELD and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy entered a three-day nationwide coronavirus lockdown Saturday to deter Easter travel and get-togethers even as the country's variant-fueled spike in new infections began to wane.y The government had announced last month that it would place all regions into the strictest 'red zone' lockdown over the Easter weekend to limit the chances of contagion, taking the same precautions it enforced over Christmas and New Year's. Travel between regions and visits to relatives were being limited through Monday. Nonessential shops were closed and restaurants and bars were only open for […]
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