piazzas

Milan’s streets and piazzas are deserted again as 11pm curfew comes into force

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The streets of Milan were deserted again last night after Lombardy imposed an 11pm curfew to tackle a surge in coronavirus cases, as Italy piled up a record 16,000 new infections on Thursday.  Seven months after Italy’s empty streets and piazzas became a symbol of the first wave of the pandemic, the square in front … Read more

Grass grows between cobblestones as Italy coronavirus lockdown keeps pedestrians away from piazzas 

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Grass has sprouted between cobblestones in Rome’s piazzas as lockdown measures keep pedestrians away. The new growth coincides with a significant plunge in footfall due to the country’s strict stay-at-home measures, in what could be described as nature’s silver lining to coronavirus.  Italy has been the epicentre of Europe’s coronavirus devastation with a staggering 199,000 … Read more