国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Less festive Easter observed across Europe despite signs of hope in anti-virus ba
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 12-- <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> 839,257 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="BLEAK">BLEAK</span> <span word="EASTER">EASTER</span></p><p><span word="Watching">Watching</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="deliveries">deliveries</span>, <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="new">new</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>" <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Easter">Easter</span> 2020 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> ... <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (328 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> (<span word="Federturismo">Federturismo</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Giuseppe">Giuseppe</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hugs">hugs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> ... <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="attachment">attachment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="recover">recover</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Easter">Easter</span> <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> 10,000-<span word="mark">mark</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="Hancock">Hancock</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="which">which</span> "<span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>."</p>
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