Italian PM Conte resigns amid struggle against COVID-19

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks at a press conference in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 30, 2020. Italy plans to vaccinate 10 to 15 million of its roughly 60 million citizens against COVID-19 by April 2021, Conte said Wednesday. (Pool via Xinhua)

 
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Italian President Sergio Mattarella, according to the president's office, following criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.