Italians Sing Volare, National Anthem to Lift Spirits Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

CORONAVIRUS: As Italy remained in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Romans took to their balconies, Monday, March 16, and moved to the beat of Domenico Modugno’s 1950’s classic, “Volare.“ ––––––––– READ MORE: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has called for “European coordination on health and economic measures“ to confront the coronavirus, as his country was entering “the riskiest weeks.“ In an interview with the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera published on Monday, Conte said that his country had not “yet reached the peak“ of COVID-19 cases. “Scientists tell us that we have not yet reached the peak, these weeks are the most risky and we must exercise maximum caution,“ Conte said. “We cannot lower our guard. This is the most important challenge of recent decades,” he added. The Italian government has taken drastic measures to restrict travel and gatherings, Conte said, and “new prohibitions” are not