Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte and regional leaders have agreed to implement new measures to combat the increase in COVID-19 infections within the state.
Cinemas, swimming pools and gyms will close in Italy starting next Monday and bars and restaurants will have to shut the doors by 6 pm, but shops and most other commerce will remain open.
The new restrictions will also see most secondary school classes taught remotely.
Conte said he wanted to avoid another national lockdown and the economic damage caused by the one Italy faced in spring.
Among the regions pushing for stricter repercussions was Campania, which contains Naples, where hundreds of people have clashed with police as mainly younger people protested against a curfew imposed in the area.**
In addition to the Naples region, curfews are in force in Lazio, the region of Rome, and in Lombardy, the region of Milan.
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