With the COVID-19 outbreak worsening in just a matter of days, where there are now more than 169,000 people infected with COVID-19 and more than 6,500 deaths, it is no wonder that more countries are enhancing their precautionary measures to curb the spread of the highly contagious virus.
With 24,747 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,809 deaths, Italy has imposed a total lockdown in which schools, shops and sporting events have been closed and cancelled.
And everyone has been ordered to stay in their homes unless they really have to leave for essential travel.
Being the largest outbreak outside of China, you would think that everyone would really be trapped in their homes and not interacting with anyone else other than their family members.
I mean, we’ve seen how Wuhan and South Korean city became ghost towns, so obviously, Italy would be the same, right?
Well, the Italian citizens have something else in mind.
Italians on Lockdown So They Sing Songs from Balconies to Encourage Each Other
After Italy was announced to be on lockdown, videos of Italian citizens singing and dancing from their balconies and windows have surfaced on social media and they are widely being shared by everyone.
One of the videos shows them singing a patriotic folk song in Siena, a city in central Italy’s Tuscany region.
People of my hometown #Siena sing a popular song from their houses along an empty street to warm their hearts during the Italian #Covid_19 #lockdown.#coronavirusitalia #COVID19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/7EKKMIdXov
— valemercurii (@valemercurii) March 12, 2020
Another video that is reportedly from Naples shows the Italians singing a song called “Abbracciame” which translates to “hug me”.
It is so wholesome because they’re all singing in unison despite being isolated in their own apartments.
Italy. People locked inside turn to their windows and balconies singing so everyone feels less lonely. Here is #Naples singing "Abbracciame" (Hug me). #Coronavirus #CoronavirusUSA pic.twitter.com/DHVPvxbB8d
— Ryan Meilak (@rmeilak) March 13, 2020
It’s Not Just Singing
In Sicily, a video of some people playing their accordions and tambourines as others sang was uploaded.
Sicily has figured out this whole self-isolation thing.#COVID19 #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/93whPVtQcR
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) March 13, 2020
And it’s really interesting to see that everyone just conveniently has an accordion or tambourine with them in their homes.
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According to one Twitter user, @MarcMcD, Italians are issued either an accordion or a tambourine at birth.
Little known fact: At birth, everyone in Italy is issued either an accordion or a tambourine.
— Marc McDonald (@MarcMcD) March 13, 2020
I mean, there’s no concrete evidence that this is the case but that’s pretty interesting if it was true!
One Twitter user @BiagiomF also uploaded a video of an elderly woman dancing to some music played by someone in their neighbourhood and let’s be honest, after watching the video, who wouldn’t want to join in?
Se non ci fosse NAPOLI bisognerebbe inventarla pic.twitter.com/UZQaxW2KUe
— Biagio Fucci (@BiagiomF) March 13, 2020
Singing Songs To Boost Morale
It is very heartwarming to see that despite the COVID-19 pandemic that we’re all in, the Italians are still finding ways to spread joy and enjoy themselves.
Singing songs as an entire neighbourhood helps to boost morale and it brings a sense of unity that they’re not alone in this fight.
I’m sure anyone who has seen these videos would be smiling by the end of it.
In our fight against COVID-19, let us remember that we are all in this together and we all have a part to play in being socially responsible.
While it is a very serious crisis, we can still seek other ways to have fun.
Just because you may be isolated in your own homes, it doesn’t mean that you will definitely be miserable.
I mean, that’s what the Italian citizens have shown, right?
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