Italy has been locked down for more than two weeks as the staggering death toll from the novel virus continues to rise. In the first days, Italians sang from their balconies in solidarity but things are much quieter now as the reality of the awful situation settles over the nation and the world. 

I don’t want to belittle the tragedy in any way. Thousands of lives have been lost and we are nowhere done with the crisis. Families are in mourning and our hearts are broken daily at the 6 pm press conference.