Italy's financial capital Milan seemed to take a breath of fresh air on Monday (May 18) as the country further eased some of the lockdown regulations.

Italy: Fashion stores in Milan open on Monday

Italy's luxury hotels sit empty for the first time in decades as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the country's tourism and hospitality industries.

Italy's luxury hotels vacant due to COVID-19 pandemic

Italy's government on Saturday said that it would allow travel to and from abroad from June 3 as the country tries to turn the clock back on after one of the world's most rigid coronavirus lockdowns.

COVID-19 pandemic: Major milestone on Italy's road to recovery

Italy was spending its last day in total lockdown on Sunday, but the partial easing of strict coronavirus measures after a two-month shutdown was causing anxiety and confusion rather than elation. The government has a list of permitted activities, but regions are also making up their own regulations.

Last day of COVID-19 lockdwon in Italy | World News

Number of European countries are preparing to ease their lockdown measures as they are seeing a flattening of the curve of COVID-19 infections. Watch this video to know more.

Italy and France records one of the lowest COVID-19 cases

Italy announced that it has more number of ventilators than COVID-19 patients, Italy has around 2,573 patients under intensive unit and it has 2,659 ventilators available. Watch this video to know more.

Italy reports more ventilators than COVID-19 patients under intensive care units

The Coronavirus cases in Italy seems to have stabilized over the past few days. The infection rate fell to a record low of 7.5%, giving hope that the worst is possibly over. Watch report:

Your Story: Daily infection rate falls to record low in Italy

Spain is now becoming the worst affected places from coronavirus across the world. Exactly 20 days ago Spain had reported just 8 COVID-19 deaths, but in the last 24 hours Spain has surpassed the death toll of China. Watch report:

Spain surpasses China's coronavirus death toll

The death toll in Italy has witnessed a spike yet again. Italy has reported 743 new deaths in the last 24 hours. Similarly, France has seen a big leap in the number of deaths due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. With new 240 deaths, the death toll in France stand at 1,100.

Italy witnesses spike in COVID-19 death toll yet again

Italy on Sunday confirmed 368 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest one-day increase since the outbreak. Also read | Italy unveils $28 billion coronavirus rescue plan With the new deaths, the total number of deaths in Italy jumped to 1,809, highest outside mainland China.

Italy witnesses highest one-day toll with 368 new deaths