Deserted markets, masked residents: Italy deepens lockdown as coronavirus spreads “Everyone is trying to change their way of life to solve this problem.'
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte unveiled the heightened restrictions on Wednesday night. The country of 60 million is the worst-hit in Europe by the coronavirus.
The new measures left Rome, the capital, eerily quiet on Thursday, with its iconic streets almost empty and restaurants shut for business. The city's Spanish Steps stood empty Thursday morning, with only a few passers-by at the plaza below. "The situation started to feel a lot more tense,” Natalie Kennedy, a travel blogger from San Diego who lives in Rome, told NBC News. “People are starting to limit their travel outside of their homes. We're staying home a lot more."
Police were also stopping people from walking the streets unless they were clearly on business, telling them to go home after the government is urged the public to limit its activities. Those that were allowed out were told to stand at least 3 feet apart to maintain the “social distancing” necessary to help stop the spread of the virus.
Despite the tough tactics, the virus is still spreading. Italy has nearly 12,500 cases of coronavirus, second most after China where the virus is believed to have originated, and 827 deaths.to prevent people from 26 European countries, including Italy, from traveling to the United States for a month.“It’s pretty funny because you know Italians love to stay very close to each other, but it’s not happening these days,” software product manager said.
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