Feature: Italy's historic niche industries being pushed to limit by coronavirus pandemic

ROME, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- As the coronavirus pandemic reshapes Italy's economy, operators from many niche businesses -- including some that have histories that date back centuries -- say they are struggling to survive.

Artisanal glassblowers and storied marble producers, the studio purported to be the world's last remaining goldbeater, producers who make the kind of traditional almond candy handed out at weddings, and even tattoo parlors -- they all say they are barely hanging on in hopes of surviving the current crisis.