Are you postponing your trips to Italy?

How are Italians in Australia reacting to current news about the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy? Are they changing their travel plans? We asked our audience, and interviewed Italian Ambassador Francesca Tardioli about the current emergency.

Tourists pull their trolleys as they walk through a nearly empty St. Mark's Square on a rainy day in Venice, Monday, March 2, 2020. Source: AAP

Are news about the recently changed Smartraveller's travel advice for Italy and the ongoing outbreak in Italy may having an impact on Italian-Australians who were planning to go to Italy?

Speaking from Canberra, Italian Ambassador Francesca Tardioli explained how Italian authorities are closely monitoring the situation.

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