Italy Seeking Normality Coming to Terms With Coronavirus

MILAN — In the words of Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, “Let’s tone it down. Italy can’t be paralyzed.”
Italy, and the city of Milan in particular, are working to return to some form of normality after the sudden coronavirus outbreak last week.
Milan’s Mayor Giuseppe Sala on Thursday posted on Instagram a motivational video with the hashtag that translates into “Milan does not stop.” Showing a collage of images representative of the city, and a running commentary along the lines of “Every day we make miracles, every day we are not afraid, every day we bring results,” Sala aimed at reassuring citizens, urging them to return to everyday life. The video, which was viewed by more than 200,000 people in five hours, is also a shoutout to Italy and other cities in the country, including Codogno, outside Milan, where the virus was first detected here.
Milan’s Gothic cathedral, the Duomo, will reopen on Monday, and the closure of bars after 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. has been amended, as long as customers can sit at tables. After the closure of schools, museums, cinemas and theaters, over the weekend, the government will decide whether schools will reopen on Monday, although the Marche region has

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