Kate Langbroek delivers eerie message amid coronavirus lockdown in Italy
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to escalate around the globe, and Italy remains as a country who has been hit the hardest.
However despite the horrifying circumstances currently plaguing Bel Paese, Australian former radio star Kate Langbroek has spoken up and says the situation in Australia is “more terrifying”.
Appearing via video link from her home Bologna, Langbroek said watching Australia where “you can see the wave coming,” while she is in lockdown with her husband and four kids is still more scary.
The eerie observation came after she was asked what advice she could give to Australians who are may face stricter lockdown measures as the government’s stage 3 lockdown plan continues to loom.
“It's more terrifying to be where you are, where you can see the wave coming,” she said.
“We were just thrust into it. We didn't have time to even register much.
“It's eminently doable. It's not ideal. It really makes you appreciate the freedoms and the beauty of a normal life.”
Italy’s tough shutdown has some very strict limitations regarding what the public can do.
“The lockdown is interesting because it keeps coming in stages and it feels like every few days there's another decree from the Government which removes another freedom,” Langbroek explained.
“So already you have to have a form on your phone from the police that basically only authorises four reasons to be out of the house. Medical, food, emergency – I can't remember the other one, probably going to the tobacconist in Italy.
“Now, dog walkers can't walk dogs outside their houses. This happened Sunday night. You could go out to exercise, but now you can't do that either.
Langbroek explained there are “police everywhere” who stop the public to make them explain their presence on the street.
“Literally, the only way I can leave the house is if I'm going to get groceries. Even that's a bit of a nerve-wracking proposition,” she said.
As of Friday, Italy has reported 8,215 deaths as a result of COVID-19.
Schools, universities, restaurants, cafes and churches have now been closed throughout the entire country.
Skeleton staff continue to operate supermarkets, pharmacies, doctors’ surgeries, banks, factories making necessary goods and public transport as they are the only critical services allowed to remain open.
Italians are being asked to wait it out in the confines of their home as they await a vaccine.