Bilder aus Venedig: Wenn die Gondolieri Trauer tragen - wegen des Coronavirus

Описание: Bilder aus Venedig: Wenn die Gondolieri Trauer tragen - wegen des Coronavirus. 12 Grad, strahlender Sonnenschein: Die Lagunenstadt Venedig würde an diesem Sonntag vor Touristen bersten. Statt dessen: Canal Grande fast ohne Bootsverkehr, ein Markusplatz fast ohne Besucher. Szenen von Tag 1 unter einer Art Quarantäne.


Im Kampf gegen das Coronavirus hat die Regierung in Italien die Bewegungsfreiheit von rund 16 Millionen Bürgern im Norden drastisch eingeschränkt. Betroffen ist unter anderem die Metropole Mailand und die Touristenhochburg Venedig. Die Menschen in der wirtschaftsstarken Lombardei und in 14 anderen Provinzen dürften nur noch bei triftigen Gründen aus der Gegend hinaus oder in sie hinein, sagte Ministerpräsident Giuseppe Conte. Unklar ist bislang, wie genau die Kontrollen stattfinden sollen und wie zum Beispiel Touristen ausreisen können.

Die Sperrungen sollen zunächst zum 3. April gelten. Conte sagte zugleich, gebe es keinen Stopp für Flüge und Züge. Es handle sich nicht um „rote Zonen“. Aber eine Fahrt müsse einen Grund haben. Und die Polizei könne Menschen anhalten und danach fragen. Dennoch: Die Folgen der Coronakrise sind unübersehbar. Nichts los auf dem Canal Grande, der Lebensader der Lagunenstadt mit ihren 260.000 Einwohnern und 20 bis 30 Millionen Touristen pro Jahr.


Wo sind die Touristen hin, mögen sich diese Gondolieri fragen. Vielleicht auf dem Markusplatz, der an einem wunderschönen Frühlingssonntag eigentlich überquellen sollte?



Italy imposed a virtual lockdown across a swathe of its wealthy north on Sunday (March 8), including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic new attempt to try to contain a rapidly growing outbreak of coronavirus.
The unprecedented restrictions, which will impact some 16 million people and stay in force until April 3, were signed into law overnight by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

The new measures say people should not enter or leave Lombardy, Italy's richest region, as well as 14 provinces in four other regions, including the cities of Venice, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and Rimini.


According to the decree, all museums, gyms, cultural centres, ski resorts and swimming pools will be shut in the targeted zones, while leave was cancelled for health workers as Italy's hospitals sag under the pressure of the virus.

Restaurants and bars will be allowed to open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (0500-1700 GMT) and only if they can guarantee that customers are at least one metre (yard) apart.

The government enacted the draft just hours after officials had announced that the number of coronavirus cases had leapt by more than 1,200 in a 24-hour period - the biggest daily rise since the epidemic began in the country two weeks ago.


Milan residents were despondent on Sunday (March 8) to see the financial capital of Italy become more like a ghost town than a thriving European hub.

Italy ordered a virtual lockdown of huge swathes in the north of the country, in a drastic new attempt to try to contain a rapidly growing outbreak of coronavirus. The unprecedented restrictions, which aim to limit gatherings and restrict movement, will impact some 16 million people and stay in force until April 3, were signed into law overnight by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

The World Health authority said it fully supported the actions taken by Italy, which were in line with its guidelines that governments should try as much as possible to contain the spread of the virus.



"What is happening in my city is worrying me and it is also saddening, because Milan is a lively city, and to see it like this today, it is almost a defeat for me," said Milan resident Lucia Navone.

In Venice, water taxis were empty and hardly any boats were seen on the Grand Canal as tourists chose to stay away from what has now become part of a red zone.

In Rome, workers were preparing to sanitise a regional authority building after the head of the Democratic Party (PD) Nicola Zingaretti announced he had tested positive for the virus.

Italy has been hit harder by the crisis than anywhere else in Europe so far, with the number of coronavirus cases jumping more than 1,200 in a 24-hour period - the biggest daily rise since the epidemic began in the country two weeks ago. The latest total of cases stood at 5,883 with 233 deaths.