Italy made vaccination compulsory for people over 50 and further reduced what the unvaccinated can do in its latest bid to fight the surge in Covid-19 cases. The decision came on the day that Italy’s new Covid cases rose to a record high of 189,109. Hospital and intensive care occupancy are also creeping up, even if they remain well below the peaks of 2020. “We want to slow down the growth of the contagion curve and push Italians who still aren’t vaccinated to do so,” Prime Minister Mario Draghi said during the cabinet meeting, according to a statement. “We are acting in particular on age groups that are most at risk of hospitalization, to reduce pressure on hospitals and save lives.” The omicron variant is sending infections soaring all over Europe. France hit another record on Wednesday, with 332,252 new cases and the government warning that the current “supersonic” […]