Italian boy travels a mile for Internet signal to study under tree

Giulio Giovannini, 12, with a tablet, a small camping table and a chair, studies on the top of a hill where he is able to access the Internet so he can participate in online lessons while schools remain closed due to the spread of the disease from coronavirus (Covid-19), in Scansano, Italy. — Reuters

SCANSANO, Italy: Twelve-year-old Giulio Giovanni's studying place has a view many people would envy — the unspoiled countryside of rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves under a Tuscan sun.

He would prefer to participate in classes over the Internet from home — like his fellow classmates have to because of Italy's coronavirus lockdown — but the bucolic spot under a tree 1.5 km (one mile) away is the closest with a signal.