Half of Italy's population will be living in white zones from next Monday says Italian health minister. Five more Italian regions and one autonomous province will be re-classified as 'white zones' - the lowest-risk category under Italy's colour-coded system of coronavirus restrictions - from 14 June.

The regions of Emilia Romagna, Lazio (Rome), Lombardia (Milan), Piemonte, Puglia and the province of Trento will pass from moderate-risk yellow zones to lowest-risk white zones from Monday. The move was announced last night by health minister Roberto Speranza who said the latest data from Italy's national health institute (ISS) confirmed that Italy's covid-19 numbers remain low.