Life in quarantine: Journalists from Italy, Iran share how COVID-19 has changed daily life

이탈리아•이란 COVID-19 대확산 가운데 일상이 멈췄다: 현지 기자들

Italy and Iran have been the hardest hit countries by COVID-19 outside mainland China,... where the virus started.
The Italian government on Tuesday announced over 31-thousand confirmed cases, an increase of more than 3,500 from the day before, while the number of deaths topped 25-hundred.
Iran has reported over 16,000 people infections and close to one-thousand deaths.
Thousands of locals who live in areas with major outbreaks have been put in quarantine or are choosing not to leave their homes to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
To talk about how daily life has changed with the ongoing spread of COVID-19, we connect with Gabriel Barbati, a video journalist for VOA in Rome,... and Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and activist based in New York.
Gabriel: All of Italy has been on lockdown for over a week as the southern European country became hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally at this time of year, where you are in Rome the city is bustling with life and tourists. But now, it must be a time of fear, uncertainty and sadness. How has daily life changed over the past ten days?
Do you think the lockdown was a good idea and how are Italians responding to the government's measures?
Masih, you've been observing your home country of Iran where the pandemic has also infected thousands. The Persian New Year is this week. But with the COVID-19 outbreak it seems there won't be much cause for celebration.
From your observations, how has daily life changed across Iran since the outbreak?
There's also concern over how to contain the virus, especially with Iranian government officials falling ill.
What kind of steps do the Iranian public want to see?
In times of crisis, public morale is so important. We saw Italian residents join together to sing from their balconies during the lockdown and many local residents are trying to keep their spirits up. It showed how Italian citizens bonded together while maintaining social distancing. Gabriele, can you tell us more about this and how it all started?
You are currently in the U.S. where the outbreak has recently started to surge. But we are seeing similar waves of panic and a sudden spike of infections and deaths. How has this impacted daily?
Based on the response we've seen in Iran and other countries, how do you hope U.S. handles the crisis?
That's where we'll have to leave the discussion today. But thank you both for joining us from Rome and New York and I hope the situation gets better soon in your respective countries.
Gabriel Barbati in Rome and Masih Alinejad in New York.

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