"The Council of Ministers has approved further measures to assist tourism and culture, sectors severely affected by the spread of the Coronavirus and the measures taken to contain the contagion". Thus the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Dario Franceschini, at the end of the Council of Ministers passed a decree law to support, among others, workers and businesses in the tourism and cultural sector.
Coronavirus Franceschini: Concrete Aid for Tourism and Culture from CDM
Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo,
16 March 2020, Italy
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