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Added on the 17/03/2020 18:50:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
For the third night in a row, Italians open their windows to sing together and raise their spirits amid the shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. A series of decrees from the Italian government have drastically limited citizens' movements, with vast swathes of the economy shut down and people instructed to leave the house only when strictly necessary. IMAGES
People in Rome sing the national anthem out of their windows as the country remains under lockdown over the new coronavirus outbreak. The virus, which first surfaced in China in December, has now killed more than 5,000 people, with cases around the world topping 134,000, according to an AFP tally. IMAGES
Rome streets remain empty as a lockdown -- including restaurants and shops -- remains in place over the new coronavirus outbreak. IMAGES
Italians walk without masks in Rome as the whole country becomes a "low-risk" zone for Covid-19, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020. IMAGES
Italians eat at restaurants and walk the streets of Trastevere in Rome on the eve of a partial lockdown. Schools, restaurants, shops and museums will close across most of the country, a year after it became the first European country to face a major outbreak. IMAGES