Ski resorts in northern Italy are reopening for the winter season after prolonged shutdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, although a recent rise in infections is spreading worries over possible new restrictions, reports Reuters.

Fabio Sacco, the president of the Skirama consortium that brings together several resorts in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, said he had been waiting to restart since March last year, when Italy imposed a lockdown.

"It is really an exciting moment," he told Reuters.

Read the full Reuters story here.

People ski as resorts reopen for winter despite the fear over a rise in Covid-19 infections in Madonna di Campiglio, northern Italy. — Reuters
People ski as resorts reopen for winter despite the fear over a rise in Covid-19 infections in Madonna di Campiglio, northern Italy. — Reuters

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