Italian pawn shops have seen a 30 per cent increase in customers since lockdown in the coronavirus-ravaged country was eased earlier this week. Giuseppe, 67, who was queuing outside a shop in Naples today told La Repubblica: 'I pawn a necklace otherwise I won't eat.' Despite the dreary forecasts, the country has been getting used to its 'new normal' with people pictured yesterday enjoying the outdoors after strict coronavirus lockdown measures were eased. In a further easing of measures, Conte announced that public Masses will restart from May 18 having been banned as part of his initial coronavirus lockdown measures on March 10. People registered as currently carrying the illness in Italy fell to 87,961 from 89,624 the day before.

Source: Daily Mail May 08, 2020 17:08 UTC