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Italy mayors scold people not following lockdown

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Mayors in Italy are making sure people follow lockdowns. Italy is one of the countries worst affected by COVID-19. It has 8,215 deaths - the most of any country in the world. Not everyone in Italy is following the rules. There are videos online of mayors in the streets telling people to go home.

Angry mayors posted messages online. One said he was tired of people walking dogs many times a day. He said: "Where are you going?...You need to stay home. People are dying." Italy's Prime Minister said: "Everyone's efforts are needed." Italians started a trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.

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Mayors in Italy are making sure people follow lockdowns. Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by COVID-19. It has over 80,000 infections, and 8,215 deaths - the most of any country in the world. Not everyone in Italy is following the rules. There are videos online of mayors in the streets telling people to go home. Police have fined over 100,000 people for being in the streets without a good reason.

Angry mayors posted messages on social media. One said he was tired of people walking dogs many times a day. He said: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying." The leader of Italy's worst affected area said: "Too many people are still out and about." Italy's Prime Minister said: "Everyone's efforts are needed." Italians started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.

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Mayors in Italy are taking action to make sure people follow lockdowns. All of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by COVID-19. Italy has over 80,000 cases of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths. This is the most of any country in the world. All of Italy is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are videos online of mayors going into the streets telling people to go home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been fined for being out without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown.

Some mayors are posting angry messages on social media. One said he was tired of people walking dogs many times a day. He said: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying....You are irresponsible idiots." The president of Italy's worst affected region said: "Too many people are still out and about." Italy's Prime Minister said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country is at stake." Italians started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.

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Mayors across Italy are taking direct action to make sure people follow lockdown rules. The whole of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has reported over 80,000 cases of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths, the most of any country in the world. The whole country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets to order people to stay at home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been fined for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to contain the virus.

Some mayors in Italy are posting angry messages on social media. The mayor of one town said he was tired of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying. Don't you get it? You are irresponsible idiots, colossal idiots." The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected region, said: "Too many people are still out and about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country is at stake." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.

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