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Apr 24, 2020 · Regarded as Italy’s commercial powerhouse, central Milan is a compact city of 1.4 million people. Before the coronavirus lockdown an almost equal number (1.37 million) used the city’s metro every day, although that figure included commuters from outside the city.
Nov 16, 2020 · Italy’s first COVID-19 patient was detected on Feb. 21 in a little town near Milan, in the northern region of Lombardy. But the Italian researchers’ findings, published by the INT’s scientific magazine Tumori Journal, show that 11,6% of 959 healthy volunteers enrolled in a lung cancer screening trial between September 2019 and March 2020, had developed coronavirus antibodies well before February.
Dec 17, 2020 · On a per capita basis, Italy lies 37th in the world for number of coronavirus cases, but 4th when it comes to deaths. In 2019, Italy had the oldest population in Europe, with 22.8% of its people aged over 65. It has one of highest life expectancies worldwide at 83 years. But a 2017 report showed 71% of over-65s had at least two underlying ...
Oct 26, 2017 · Overlooking the Biblioteca degli Alberi is Milan’s “ Vertical Forest ”: two residential tower blocks built in 2014 that are covered in 800 trees, 4,500 shrubs and 15,000 plants. If this forest was planted on the ground, it would cover 20,000m2 – the size of three and a half football pitches. Designed by architect Stefano Boeri, the ...
Mar 2, 2020 · Northern Italy is the country’s economic engine, with per capita GDP of approximately €35,000 ($38,000) – compared to the national figure of €28,000 – and a 67% employment rate (against 59% nationwide). But major trade events such as the Milan Furniture Fair have been canceled or postponed, business trips have been scrapped, and uncertainty is rife.
Nov 22, 2018 · That’s the question being posed to Milan’s elderly, as Italy’s most expensive city seeks to match young people looking for affordable accommodation with seniors in need of company. The “Take Home a Student” project was conceived by MeglioMilano , or “Better Milan”, a non-profit organization, and has created more than 600 pairs since it began in 2004.
Oct 19, 2021 · Milan and Costa Rica were among the winners of the Earthshot Prize, an environmental award created by Britain's Prince William, who has criticized world leaders for an uninspiring response to the climate change crisis. The honours were established to find solutions through new technologies or policies to the planet’s biggest environmental ...
Jul 13, 2021 · BSc in Business Administration and Management at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). MSc in Accounting and Corporate Finance at Bocconi University (Milan, Italy). Teresa heads the Event Strategy and Engagement team, which looks after all external and internal communications for the Forum's institutional events.
Apr 6, 2020 · In Italy, around 8,000 doctors and nurses have been infected and over 60 have died. The San Raffaele Hospital is conducting vital research as well as treating patients. Clad head-to-toe in protective blue clothing, the team at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital works around the clock to help patients critically ill with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Sep 19, 2021 · Milan, Italy. L'Innesto is the first zero carbon housing project proposal in Italy, which will be powered by renewable energy, built with organic materials, and house rooftop gardens on the site of an old railway terminal. The Milan initiative will limit parking space and prioritise shared vehicle use, bicycles, and electric cars, while ...
