Coronavirus outbreak: Italy slowly returns to life as lockdown restrictions lift

Nearly two months after being quarantined on Tuesday, Italians began the second day of a slow easing of regulations to bring life back to "normal."

Under the new rules, 4.5 million Italians go back to work, construction can resume and relatives can reunite. More importantly for some, cafes were allowed to reopen for takeaways. Bars and restaurants will not be able to fully open until May 18 with special social distancing enforced.

But even with takeaways, The Di Renzo bar in Rome, a usual tourist hotspot, is only making 10 percent of its usual sales, and until tourists return, bar owner Gabriele di Renzo warns: "our business is dead."

Protesters in Naples called for more government support for those without work, asking that all businesses re-open as soon as possible, shouting "Everyone or no one!"

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[PadCircle]

I swear Steve Miller sounds so much like Rick Steves at 1:30

[NoGattsuNoGlory]

It seems people are more worried about their businesses being dead vs people's deaths. Also the whole everyone vs no one idea I think is about opening but I think that lady wants covid

[soniama]

Italy is one of the richest countries in the world...now go and get all the gold in the Vatican city Italians...why should only a corrupt few have all that money?..the clergy hide behind their robes and give you some prayers..you need food too...go and get that gold.

[harrywilliams]

Media talk about india.we are going to face worst economic afterlock down.our old gdp is 4.5 after finish lockdown gdp going to be 2.5 or less.we have only money for food.after most of people going to suffer in loans.most of company going to loss because people have don't money to buy.

[rubycarnation]

I'm glad that they are getting back to normal. And recovering from the crisis.

[silvialogan]

Personally if I were in Italy, I would not be getting any food or drink when the pandemic is around. I do not want to eat nor drink anything outside until the coronavirus is almost zero.