Posted on 05/18/2020 10:59:20 AM PDT by Libloather
Italians enjoyed their first meal out for two months on Monday, as the country eased lockdown restrictions, with bars, restaurants and cafes back in business and St Peter’s basilica in the Vatican open for visitors.
After a gruelling lockdown period during the coronavirus pandemic, Italy was once again able to sip cappuccino and cold beers - albeit at a physical distance from other customers.
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The prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, described the ending of curbs as a “calculated risk”. Italy was the first European country to go into full lockdown more than two months ago. It is now returning to a semi-normality, with hairdressers also returning to work on Monday.
A handful of visitors, including nuns, queued up outside St Peter’s for the first time since 10 March. Police officers wearing face masks checked temperatures before allowing them to enter. Masses in churches across Rome were also due to resume.
Other southern European countries followed suit on Monday. Spain indicated that it would allow tourists to return at the end of June, while Greece welcomed the first visitors back to the Acropolis.
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“Time to go.”
Our local Karen with the corona-scare threads will be there first to tell them they are are going to kill everyone on the planet.
Offer deep discounts to ChiCom tourists.
Wonder how many, if any, went out for Chinese.
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