Italy’s stringent rules regarding lockdown seem to be working. The Mediterranean country, that was the worst affected by the virus besides China, has seen 6,820 deaths till now.
It had seen the highest number of casualties in the last few days, with the highest being 743 on Saturday. But the country also registered an eight per cent increase in cases, which is the lowest rate since the country registered its first death on February 21.
Sparking more hope is, as per medical sources, 900 COVID-19 patients have been cured so far.
So while the nation might be on its way to flattening the curve, or staggering the spread, when it comes to fighting the coronavirus, as of Tuesday, around 100,000 people were fined by local authorities for flouting lockdown rules.
Grocery stores, pharmacies, postal offices, and banks remain open, while everything else must remain close Wednesday onwards. Any movement between cities, besides for health or work is prohibited. PM Giuseppe Conte told local media that everyone’s efforts were needed for the survival of the social and economic fabric of the country
Almost 64,000 people have been infected so far in Italy.
Local authorities like mayors and councilmen have been literally taking to the streets and shooing people off the streets, asking them to go home.
While most Italians are respecting containment measures, a lot of them are out jogging and playing games.
Attilio Fontana, the governor of Lombardia, told an Italian newspaper that he’s still seeing too many people outside. Over the last two weeks, authorities have been fining people. While public anger towards rule breakers is increasing, the government is considering increasing the fine from 500 Euros to 4,000 Euros.
Authorities have also come across people being dishonest about their outings.
