REPORTAGE
Italy, the European country most affected by the new coronavirus epidemic with 31,700 dead, is preparing to reopen its borders from June 3. But before that the country begins Monday a new very important stage of its deconfinement, with the reopening of a large part of the activities: cafes, shops, restaurants, museums and beaches, will once again be able to welcome the public.
"Everyone is very careful"
"It will be good to go into shops, to just have a coffee with a friend, I can't wait!", Says a resident of the capital. For Paola, it's the reward of two months of discipline: "To go shopping, we only go out once a week. Here, everyone has gloves, and is very careful with the distances. Frankly, I must say that in Rome, we behaved really well, "she says.
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"The virus does not circulate much anymore"
Respect for the rules which resulted in the acceleration of the process: Italy decided to open its borders on June 3, and European tourists will be able to enter the country without being quarantined. "I am afraid that masses of people will land, and that we will be forced to be locked up again, when precisely the virus is no longer circulating very much", worries precisely a Roman woman of sixty five years, who does not sees nothing reassuring.
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The president of the council reiterated it all the same Saturday evening: if it is necessary to revive the tourist sector, caution remains in order. If the contamination starts to rise again, the reopenings will be stopped.