Italy loosens Covid-19 restrictions on leisure activities

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Italy has increased the maximum attendance capacity allowed at cultural and sporting venues, continuing its progressive easing of Covid-19 curbs for those who can show documents of immunity from the disease.

As of October 11, cinemas, theatres and concert venues will be able to fill all their seats, scrapping the current limit of 50 per cent, the government said, following advice from its panel of public health advisers.

The maximum capacity of sports stadiums will be raised to 60pc from 35pc for indoor venues and to 75pc from 50pc outdoors.

Limits will be slightly stricter on discotheques and nightclubs, at 50pc indoors and 70pc outdoors, Reuters reports.

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