Italy's lifting of mask mandate likely to exclude public transport, hospitals

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Italy's lifting of mask mandate likely to exclude public transport, hospitals

STORY: Italy's lifting of mask mandate likely to exclude public transport, hospitals DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of train station and subway station in Rome 2. various of the street views STORYLINE: Italy is on the verge of removing its final coronavirus health restrictions, though masks may still be mandatory on public transportation and in hospitals, a top health official said Tuesday. The comment from Italian Health Undersecretary Andrea Costa came amid a gradual increase in COVID-19 infection rates, though other indicators -- hospitalization rates, the number of patients in intensive-care units, and coronavirus-related deaths -- remain relatively low. On Friday, Italy's High Institute of Health reported that during the one-week period ending the day before, the country's COVID-19 infection rate was 222 per 100,000 residents, an increase from 207 per 100,000 residents reported the previous week. The rate had been in decline since

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