Italy went into lockdown on Easter weekend in its effort to battle then Covid-19 pandemic. Italy went into lockdown on Easter weekend in its effort to battle then Covid-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)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. Italy, where Europe’s outbreak began, has recorded more than 110,000 COVID-19 dead, more than any other European country but Britain. Lombardy’s embattled regional governor, Attilio Fontana, acknowledged “some difficulties” but insisted that they hadn’t impacted the overall vaccination campaign.
