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At the neighborhood bar, Riccardo Montillo is back in front of the counter. But it is not like before. There’s freshly brewed espresso and creamy cappuccino for fresh croissants. However, customers should not enter the cafe, but we can order through a plexiglass with a small sliding door.
But a fierce stream of customers is approaching. Everyone waits on the sidewalk and pays for their coffee at the small door.
Photo: Chris Warde-Jones
– I’ve been waiting for this for two months. What I’ve been missing from my morning espresso, says Maria Grazia Serpa, who breaks the York dog that gets some of her muffins.
Alex Ali and Erlin Halili have their coffee on the sidewalk. Both come from Albania and have been in Italy for 20 years. Now they are concerned about their future.
– We have a bicycle rental agency. Our guided tours with headphones in the center of Rome have been very popular. But now we have no rent at all. Without tourists we have no income of any kind.
Photo: Chris Warde-Jones
It was March 9 that all of Italy was quarantined. Traveling within the country was also prohibited. However, it was good to visit the nearest grocery store, health center and pharmacy.
The Italian government now wants society to gradually open up. In most places in Rome there were no longer queues to get on buses and the subway on Monday. Rome is not an industrial city. However, the city has a large administration with countless authorities and ministries. Many of those who work in offices continue to work remotely.
Bus and train locations are limited. For example, two passengers cannot sit next to each other. Rome’s buses, which could freely accommodate 80 people, now cannot carry more than 20 passengers.
In Milan, people have satt points on platforms and subway cars. Each point is equal to one person. Here, too, supply is greatly reduced. Not all seats are used in the subway. Stickers with the text “don’t feel here” urge passengers to maintain a social distance.
Photo: Roberto Monaldo
The next two weeks have been described as risky. Many Italians are very tired from their quarantine and want nothing more than to be outside in the 25 degree spring heat. As late as the weekend, when you still needed special reasons to go out, a large part of Italy’s cities were full of people who were just walking in the sun.
Paola Rossi lives in it Picturesque Trastevere district, which in good weather is always full of visitors even though there are no tourists in Rome.
– My street was full this weekend. It was difficult leaving when I went out with the dog. Many people did not wear mouth protectors. I felt great discomfort when thinking about the risk of contagion that really exists.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged Italians to remain cautious.
“You must remember that we are still in the midst of a pandemic,” Giuseppe Conte said in an interview for La Stampa magazine.
If there is no setback during this “phase two”, Italian society will have to open up more, at the same time that it has become mandatory to wear oral protection.
May 18 wins retail crownStores open again. But before June 1, Italians can think of a classic trattoria or eat a pizza. The same date applies to hairdressers, where one must have reserved time. Some of these decisions are regional, as the risk situation looks different in the 20 different regions of Italy.
There is no set date for movie theaters and gyms yet.
