Solidarity baskets with notes reading 'Who can may put, who cannot may take' in one of the deserted streets in the historic center of Naples, southern Italy, on March 30, 2020.Stefano Marrone, a volunteer in Milan, says many Italians were moved by the initial shock of the crisis and soaring death numbers.
Maria Maletta, an elderly woman who has remained alone at her ninth-floor apartment in the working class district of Quarto Cagnino, calls the initiative “miraculous.” Nearly 78 years old and with several pre-existing conditions, she’s among those most at risk of complications if she catches COVID-19, and she was strongly advised to remain at home.