Italian regional governor slams Halloween revellers as Covid-19 cases surge

Halloween lanterns (David Cheskin/AP)

The governor of a southern region of Italy has had choice words for the exported American holiday of Halloween as Naples buckles under surging coronavirus infections.

Campania governor Vincenzo De Luca blasted the holiday as a “stupid American extravagance” and a “monument to imbecility” in announcing a 10pm curfew in Naples and the surrounding region over Halloween weekend.