Man In Italy Ignores Coronavirus Lockdown Laws To Play Pokémon Go With Daughter
While the country has gone into complete lockdown after nearly 5,500 coronavirus deaths, one man in Italy opted to break curfew, and hit the streets to play Pokémon Go with his daughter.
Upon being caught, the 31-year-old father, who casually walked the streets of Northern Italy with his daughter during a global pandemic, nonchalantly told the Italian Carabinieri (Italy’s main police force), “I have to hunt the Pokémon.”
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Since Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte placed a strict lockdown as of March 10, including a 6 PM curfew, authorities charged the man for breaking the quarantine restrictions. It’s reported that over 43,000 people have been caught and charged for violating the country’s rules.
Additionally, PM Conte states that the lockdown could extend well beyond April 3, should the pandemic continue to spread and worsen in the country.
Currently, Italy holds nearly 60,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 5,476 deaths and just over 7,000 recoveries, this per Johns Hopkins.
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