New virus curfew brings silence to Milan streets

After 11 p.m., Milan is a ghost town. The piazzas are empty, the streets dark and quiet. In pic: A police car pictured from a streetcar runs in an empty street next to the La Scala theater. (AP)

On its second night of curfew, Milan’s main streets and piazzas remained empty. The financial capital of the country known for its bustling night-life, the city’s streets were left silent on Saturday night. (AP)

A view of an empty Vittorio Emanuele II arcarde. The curfew is among a raft of measures that authorities hope will stem the resurgence of COVID-19 in a part of the world that suffered severely early in the pandemic. (AP)

The Italian government is trying to prevent a repeat of the crisis the country experienced in the spring, when more than 30,000 people died and the hospitals at one point had more than 4,000 COVID-19 patients in intensive care. (AP)