It’s Clear It’s Still Dangerous: Italy’s Coronavirus Cases Nearly Double in Last Month
Monday, March 15, 2021
Italian resident Rebecca Couto da Silva said that her region of the country is back in lockdown after coronavirus cases continue to spike.
On February 17, Italy’s seven-day average of new cases was 11,913 — as of March 14, the seven-day average rose to 22,237 cases.
On July 14, 2020, the country recorded just 114 new cases.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“We’re locked down — [the rest of] Italy hasn’t been as locked down as us,” said da Silva, who lives in Bolzano. “According to the EU, this has been a deep red zone, and most of Italy has been a red zone.”
“It looks like there’ll be more restrictions, they’re looking at restricting weekend activity, especially with Easter coming up and nice weather. I think they want to make it clear that it’s still dangerous to be out on the weekend,” she added. “We’ve been locked down for a month now in terms of an 8 PM curfew. Nothing’s open unless it’s essential, no restaurants, only takeout after 8 PM or it has to be delivery — and no bars.”
“I do believe that people are identifying the variants as the issue — so it’s either there are variants, even undetected ones, or there’s just socializing happening that we’re not aware of,” said da Silva. “It’s not easier or more laissez-faire than before but again, people are tired. So on a bus without about seven or eight people, you see someone rip off their mask and sort of look around at everyone like what are you going to do.”
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