How the government acted Since the outbreak, the area where I live has been bearing the burnt. At the beginning, it's been not easy to adapt to the strict measures imposed by the government. We now know they were necessary but, at that time, the situation was so confusing. Such decisions were hardly understandable, as they literally upended our lives. There was the feeling they were going to deprive us of our freedom, which couldn't be tolerated in a country which is meant to be a democratic nation. Moreover, even envisaging a pretty-long lockdown period was absolutely mind-blowing. After some weeks, and all things considered, I think I must be chuffed about how the emergency has been handled. The situation has been worsening by leaps and bounds, so it must be extremely tricky to cope with all of that. Anyway, I sense that, except for some understandable stumbles, the Italian government and all the personnel in my region is operating well, also thanks to some tweaks along the way.