Italy has borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It was reported today that the country’s death toll has overtaken China’s and a nationwide lockdown has been in place since March 9, and Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia has been in the midst of it. Here she tells us her hopes and fears, and reveals what conditions are like in Italy right now… We’re seeing a lot of Italy on the news – what’s your experience of it all on the ground?“Well I am in Milano, in my house. My experience is that it is a very, very strange time. We are in quarantine because that is the best and proven way to avoid more spreading of the virus. I’m reading a lot of news, looking at websites and I’m getting a lot of fake news – a lot of people are spreading panic and not information. But to be honest...
