Italians took to their balconies at midday to honour their doctors, nurses and healthcare workers battling the country’s Coronavirus emergency.
Italy’s impromptu singalongs are making world headlines as quarantined Italians rally together from their balconies in songs of hope and solidarity in the face of the deadly Coronavirus.
These marvellous events, centred around the slogan Andrà tutto bene (Everything will be all right), have taken place in towns and cities across Italy on recent nights.
The uplifting movement saw widespread participation in Rome yesterday evening, where adults and children took to their windows to wave at each other, play music and sing, swapping fear for hope.
People on the balconies of the Quartieri Spagnoli sing together and display the Italian flag to give themselves courage, as they are on lockdown in Naples, Italy. EPA-EFE/CIRO FUSCO
Spurred on by this success, there were growing requests for cooped-up Italians to come together again at noon today, Saturday, to let a round of applause ring out through the deserted streets up and down the country.
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