Codogno, Italy - As the coronavirus grips Italy and stringent measures are taken to slow the spread of the infection, a local radio station is providing citizens with a sense of normality amid a quarantine.
The station broadcasts from Codogno, a town now known as the "Wuhan of Italy" under lockdown. Trains do not stop there, and the streets are empty.
"Good morning, Codogno!" says 82-year-old presenter Pino Pagani, starting his live broadcast from inside Lombardy's red-zone area, where about 50,000 people have been under quarantine for almost two weeks.