Changes in version 0.3.1 (2021-07-28)                  

  - Fixed error on the data pipeline
  - Added new fields for the italy_total dataset
  - Added new fields for the italy_province dataset
  - Updated Github actions:
      - Create dev and prod docker environments
      - Modify the R CMD to run with docker

                 Changes in version 0.3.0 (2020-07-21)                  

  - Updates for the italy_total dataset:
    
      - Added positive_clinical_activity - positive cases emerged from
        clinical activity
      - Added positive_surveys_tests - positive cases emerging from
        surveys and tests, planned at national or regional level

  - Updates for the italy_region dataset:
    
      - Added positive_clinical_activity - positive cases emerged from
        clinical activity
      - Added positive_surveys_tests - positive cases emerging from
        surveys and tests, planned at national or regional level

  - Updated the data refresh automation - set docker image to support
    the cron job on Github Actions

                 Changes in version 0.2.0 (2020-04-26)                  

  - Automated the data refresh on the Github version with the use of
    Github Actions

  - Add vignette - Visualization covid19italy with Choropleth Maps (non
    CRAN, available here)

  - Update for the italy_total dataset:
    
      - total_currently_positive -> cumulative_positive_cases
      - new_currently_positive -> daily_positive_cases
      - total_positive_cases -> cumulative_cases
      - Add new columns:
          - total_people_tested - total number of people tested

  - Update for the italy_region dataset:
    
      - total_currently_positive -> cumulative_positive_cases
      - new_currently_positive -> daily_positive_cases
      - Add new columns:
          - total_people_tested - total number of people tested
          - region_spatial - the spatial region name as in the output of
            the ne_states function from the rnaturalearth package

  - Update for the italy_province dataset:
    
      - total_positive_cases was modified to total_cases
      - total_tests was removed
      - Add new columns:
          - new_cases - add daily number of positive cases
          - province_spatial - the spatial province names as in the
            output of the ne_states function from the rnaturalearth
            package

                 Changes in version 0.1.0 (2020-03-20)                  

  - Release three datasets:
    
      - italy_total - national level
      - italy_region - region level
      - italy_province - province level

  - update_data function to update the dataset to the most recent one

  - Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.