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Italy: Milan residents dejected as new lockdown leaves streets deserted

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Milan's usually busy streets and squares appeared to be almost empty on Friday, the first day of a new lockdown imposed on the four Italian regions worst-hit by the second COVID-19 wave.

Milan landmarks such as Duomo Square and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II were almost devoid of passersby, as shops and cafes presented closed shutters.

"It's much emptier. It's so sad. My heart weeps to see her [Milan] like this, really," one Milan resident said.

"By now we are surely and unfortunately a little bit used to this suspended, senseless and surreal situation. It is not good for Italy, it is not good for Italians," said another Milanese.

The Lombardy region where Milan is located is one of four 'red zone' regions in the country, along with Piedmont, Calabria and Valle D'Aosta. The lockdown will last at least two weeks and will affect some 16.5 million of Italy's 60 million residents.

Barring rare exceptions, nobody will be allowed to enter or leave the 'red zone' regions. Residents there are only allowed to leave home for work, health or necessities. They are also allowed to exercise near their homes, provided that they wear masks.

The southern regions of Sicily and Puglia were designated as medium risk 'orange zones' with less strict measures, while the remaining 14 were placed under the category of 'yellow zones.'

All of Italy will have to respect a new night curfew - from 22:00 to 05:00 (GMT 21:00 to 04:00) - from Friday.

Italy reported 35,505 new cases and 445 deaths on Thursday, bringing its total number of cases up to 824,879 and deaths to 40,192, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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