Italy's coronavirus lockdown leaves many out and about


  • World
  • Friday, 06 Nov 2020

People wearing protective face masks walk down the street as the region of Lombardy becomes a 'red zone', where people are only be allowed to leave their homes for work, health reasons or emergencies, as part of tougher measures to tackle the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Milan, Italy, November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

MILAN (Reuters) - New coronavirus restrictions came into force in Italy on Friday but from pavements dotted with coffee drinkers to lines of striking taxi drivers, the picture on the streets was different from the ghostly scenes of the first lockdown.

The restrictions - which divide the country into three zones according to the severity of the latest outbreak - are less severe than the blanket measures imposed when the pandemic first took hold in March.

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