A restaurant in the Marche seaside
city of Pesaro was closed Tuesday for flouting a a new
government order to close at 18:00 amid a second COVID wave.
The eatery, La Macelleria (The Butcher's), was shut down for
several days and local authorities are weighing "heavy
penalties," said Mayor Matteo Ricci.
Police raided it and found it operating at full steam, with
around 90 customers inside.
Bars and restaurants must stop serving customers at six p.m.,
apart from takeaway service, under the new restrictions.
Gyms, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres have been closed
again, in order to "save Christmas", Premier Giuseppe Conte has
said.
There have been widespread protests against the new
semi-lockdown, which have turned violent in Milan and Turin.
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