Italy has tightened its lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic and has started to fine and arrest citizens who violate the restriction of movement, SIA reports quoting Euronews.
Euronews spoke to Lea Quartapelle (Democratic party), a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. She said the government suggests people go on leave or take vacation days off, or switch to working from home.
"We've seen too many people still going around," she pointed out. "People have to stay at home. This message has been made clear," Qartapelle notes.
"It is difficult in a democratic country to stop doing whatever you are doing to renounce your freedom."
She added that the closure of non-essential shops should make it easier for people to determine, which of their outdoor activities are indeed essential. Italy has ordered all shops to close except for newsstands, pharmacies and grocery stories.
Quartapelle admitted that it is "complicated" to enforce the rules, and said people have been arrested, citing the example of two friends from Rome and Milan who had met up in Sicily. Moreover, people have been arrested on their way to the airport in a red zone. They had intended to go on a vacation in Spain.
Euronews reporter Alession Dell'Anna is on lockdown in Milan. He said it is a "proper quarantine." "We can't go out for walks. We cannot go out for a run in the park," he said. Citizens who are out on the streets have to carry a document that states why and where they are going.
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