A newly married couple wearing surgical masks shared a kiss to celebrate their special day in Naples – but there was no confetti nor crowds of cheering guests.
Instead, Diego Fernandes , 46 and Deni Salgado, 30, held their wedding ceremony today with only witnesses since public gatherings are banned as part of Italy’s lockdown measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease.
Afterwards, they were seen stepping out onto an almost deserted street, watched on by a solitary dog walker.
The Covid-19 death toll in Italy has leapt by 627 in a single day, an increase of 18.4 percent, taking the total to 4,032 – by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the virus emerged a month ago.
On Thursday, Italy overtook China as the country to register most deaths from the highly contagious virus.
Until today, Italy had never recorded more than 475 deaths in a single day, while China, where the virus has slowed sharply, has never reported more than 150.