Italians celebrated the European Championship soccer title as a new beginning not only for their youthful national team but for a country hit hard and long by the coronavirus pandemic.
Italians may eat and drink indoors at bars and restaurants for the first time in months, and that includes the morning ritual of having an espresso or cappuccino at a local cafe
Promises to vaccinate all Italians over 80 by the end of March have fallen woefully short, amid well-documented interruptions of vaccine supplies and organizational shortfalls.
