Italy pledged aid to 2.3 million workers. Just 29,000 have got it

ROME (Reuters) - Looking to save lives and stop the coronavirus by shutting down the nation, the Italian government told workers in March: you stay home and we will pay most of your lost wages.It set aside 3.3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) for employees at small companies, and predicted 2.3 million people would sign up. Payouts on all claims would be made by the end of April. But as of April 27, the programme had helped just 29,000 workers.Maria Valeria Guerriero, a 59-year-old widow sent home in..