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Italy begins to emerge from world's longest nationwide lockdown
AFP via MSN ^ | 5/04/20

Posted on 05/04/2020 2:21:30 AM PDT by Libloather

Stir-crazy Italians will be free to stroll and visit relatives for the first time in nine weeks on Monday as Europe's hardest-hit country eases back the world's longest nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

Four million people -- an estimated 72 percent of them men -- will return to their construction sites and factories as the economically and emotionally shattered country tries to get back to work.

Restaurants that have managed to survive Italy's most disastrous crisis in generations will reopen for takeaway service.

But bars and even ice cream parlours will remain shut. The use of public transport will be discouraged and everyone will have to wear masks in indoor public spaces.

"We are feeling a mix of joy and fear," 40-year-old Stefano Milano said in Rome.

"There will be great happiness in being able to go running again carefree, in my son being allowed to have his little cousin over to blow out his birthday candles, to see our parents," the father-of-three said.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: caronavirus; italy; lockdown; work
Time to go back to work.
1 posted on 05/04/2020 2:21:30 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

GET RID OF YOUR CHICOMS AND MAYBE WE’LL GO BACK ONE DAY, ITALY!


2 posted on 05/04/2020 3:27:15 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Libloather

3 posted on 05/04/2020 5:06:01 AM PDT by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: Libloather

Gee. I was reading other threads on this discussion board where people are saying this virus was no big deal. Of course they don’t want to bring up what happened here.

I am glad to see Italy is finally starting to come out of this mess.


4 posted on 05/04/2020 5:09:32 AM PDT by hawkaw
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To: hawkaw

Flubros who enjoy flouting their “herd” ignorance.


5 posted on 05/04/2020 5:18:38 AM PDT by romanesq (Flubro, from the people who brought you the stupidity of grifters & the letter Q)
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To: Libloather

Venice still looking pretty empty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1vpnYIxJk


6 posted on 05/04/2020 5:25:36 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: hawkaw

WuFlu is the least of Italy’s problems.

They’re now jumping from the frying pan into the fire.


7 posted on 05/04/2020 5:29:41 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Libloather
"Time to go back to work."

...and the passeggiata!

8 posted on 05/04/2020 6:04:12 AM PDT by moovova
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