'The relief is palpable': Italians return to the streets

Name: 'The relief is palpable': Italians return to the streets
Uploaded: 2020-05-04T11:36:41+00:00
Duration: 3 min 23 s
Description: After two months in lockdown, the sense of relief in Rome is palpable, as people slowly return to the streets. Christian Blasberg, Professor in Contemporary History, LUISS Guido Carli University, says that people could not have endured the confinement conditions much longer. Now the country, already in grips of recession, must work out how to rebuild economically.

Issued on: 04/05/2020 - 13:36

After two months in lockdown, the sense of relief in Rome is palpable, as people slowly return to the streets. Christian Blasberg, Professor in Contemporary History, LUISS Guido Carli University, says that people could not have endured the confinement conditions much longer. Now the country, already in grips of recession, must work out how to rebuild economically.