Italy extends COVID-19 lockdown till May 3

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that the country will remain under lockdown until May 3 to contain the coronavirus pandemic, though a small number of businesses will be allowed to re-open next week. "It is a difficult and necessary decision for which I assume full responsibility," he said in a televised address on Friday. Coronavirus lockdown: Latest updates Conte had signaled earlier that the containment measures would...