China News Service, May 18, according to foreign media reports, on the 18th local time, coffee shops around Italy scented the aroma of cappuccino, and many people hurried to the hair salon to get a haircut. This day is the first day that Italian shops, hair salons and restaurants resume business.
On May 5, local time, the northern town of San Fiorano, which was once listed as the "red zone" of the Italian epidemic, was gradually unblocked. A public was shopping at a candy stand. This was the first time since the market closed on February 21. open.
According to reports, Italy entered the state of "closing the city" from March 10 until May 3, and then entered the "second stage" of anti-epidemic and economic recovery. Retail, catering and beauty salons were required to reopen on May 18, which is also regarded as an important step towards the "recovery road".
"I haven't worked for two and a half months. It's a beautiful and exciting day," said Valentino Casanova, a waiter at a coffee shop in Piazza del Popolo in the center of Rome.
Many people can't wait to rush to the hair salon to make themselves more beautiful. "I already have 150 appointments, and everyone insists on putting them first, and people are very urgent." Hairdresser Stefania Ziggiotto said. "I have a three-week schedule."
However, some people are more cautious about reopening. Angelo Lombardo, the coffee shop owner in the northern city of Bologna, said he was not worried about the social alienation rules, because "many people just walked by the door and looked at whether they could enter."