No official announcement came in the day, however, as the cabinet was still trying to harmonize different calls from the various regional governments, some of which (especially in the north) pressed for reopening sooner than June, while others (mostly in the south) remained against it.
All movements between regions have stopped in the country since March 10, when the lockdown entered into force, but for strict necessities such as the need to provide care to non-self-sufficient parents.
According to the same draft, restrictions on people's movements within the region they live in would be lifted starting from May 18.
REQUESTS FOR STATE-BACKED LOANS GROW
Also on Friday, Italy's Banking Association (ABI) said the number of requests from businesses for accessing loans backed by the state's Guarantee Fund was "strongly on the rise."
"As of May 14, applications to the Guarantee Fund have grown to 212,000, exceeding 10 billion euros (10.8 billion U.S. dollars) in terms of requested loans," ABI stated on Friday.
"Among these, requests for loans up to 25,000 euros were 184,000, worth some 3.87 billion euros overall."
The measure to ensure liquidity and favorable bank loans to firms hit by the coronavirus emergency was contained in a government decree approved in April.
On May 13, the cabinet passed another decree containing new stimulus measures worth 55 billion euros (59.4 billion U.S. dollars) overall, including more than 15 billion in various provisions aimed at enterprises.
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