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Category: Italia la Bella

Italy Starts to Re-Open

On May 21, 2020May 24, 2020 By janinitalyIn Italia la Bella1 Comment

"It's wonderful to not hear the sound of the ambulance sirens."  That’s what my cousin Elena in Milan wrote when I asked her about life in Italy now, as the country continues to re-open after a two-month lockdown. Her building is on a thoroughfare that leads to three different hospitals. People are starting to go …

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Easter Sunday in Italy, on Lockdown

On April 13, 2020 By janinitalyIn Italia la Bella1 Comment

I’ve been chronicling for the past month how some of my cousins and friends in Italy have been managing their lives during the nationwide lockdown. Last week they were given the news that the quarantine will stay in place for another three weeks, through May 3. “Let’s hope we don’t go crazy at home for …

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Italy on Lockdown. Part Two.

On April 4, 2020 By janinitalyIn Italia la Bella3 Comments

Two weeks ago, I reached out to my relatives and friends in Italy to find out how they’ve been dealing with the national lockdown to control the spread of Covid-19 from the coronavirus. They seemed to be handling it all with grit and patience, making jokes about how clean their houses are and lamenting not …

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Italy on lockdown. The view from there.

On March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 By janinitalyIn Italia la Bella7 Comments

Italy has been in a national lockdown for almost two weeks because of the spread of the coronavirus and Covid-19. There are still two weeks to go. As I write this, the death toll in the country is at 2,503 and there are 31,506 positive cases. “We have not hit the peak, we are not …

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