Thousands of people revelled in the start of the annual Carnival celebrations in Venice on Saturday, marking a slow return to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the two previous editions. The 2020 Venice Carnival, which usually draws tourists from around the world, was curtailed when the pandemic broke out in Italy in February that year and then cancelled the following year as the government sought to contain infections. Revellers wear carnival costumes to celebrate the Venice Carnival, in Venice, Italy, February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri "This is the Carnival of hope," said Venice resident Cristian Scalise. "COVID is ending and we hope to return to our life as always." Italy's rate of new COVID infections and hospitalisations has been gradually declining in re...
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