Italy has put all its 60 million people under lockdown. Here's what it looks like on the ground.
Giorgia, a 19-year-old from Rome, told Business Insider said Italians are sticking to this rule rigorously. This photo from her shows a line forming outside a local pharmacy, with people keeping a considerable distance between each other.Popular public spaces have also emptied out. This picture was taken near Villa Borghese in Rome on Tuesday, which is an area usually packed with tourists.Rome's famous Spanish Steps — usually packed with tourists — is also eerily quiet.
"Now that we know what the situation is, we are just trying to get used to it, but it's still weird."Marta also worries about the country's "struggling" healthcare system. Her mother, a nurse at a local hospital, said there are limited beds in intensive care and that it's been difficult to balance the work between coronavirus and other patients.
Medical staff in protective suits treat coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit in Cremona on March 5, 2020.Prisons around the country have also been hit hard by the country's coronavirus measures. Inmates across several jails rioted after the country banned or limited family visits, resulting in at least six deaths.Yara Nardi/Reuters
Unrest began at jails in Modena, Pavia, Rome, and Foggia, ultimately spreading to a total of 27 prisons,Three inmates died inside a jail in Modena, the country's north, while three others died after being transferred away from the prison, The Italian government said its coronavirus restrictions would last until April 3 — though if the country doesn't turn a corner with the disease by then, the date could well be pushed back.
Police officers wearing protective masks make checks on people at Milan's main train station on March 09, 2020.
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