国际英语资讯:Diary in Rome: From quarantine to lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 15-- <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="interviewing">interviewing</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protagonist">protagonist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="active">active</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stark">stark</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="self">self</span>: <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span>, <span word="stylish">stylish</span>, <span word="daring">daring</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pummeled">pummeled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="fears">fears</span>. <span word="Tourists">Tourists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="return">return</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 6, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="woke">woke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="sore">sore</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torrid">torrid</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="only">only</span> 54 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 4,000 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lazio">Lazio</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="distant">distant</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>.</p>
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