BEING KEPT INSIDE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME OR IS IT ALREADY TOO LATE.
SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. >> ALL RIGHT.
MATT BRADLEY IN ROME FOR US.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JOINING US NOW ON FACETIME IS
RACHEL BUCHHOLZ, AN AMERICAN
THAT LIVES IN MILAN.
SHE’S BEEN IN LOCKDOWN FOR TWO
WEEKS.
WEEKS. HER HUSBAND, HER CHILDREN.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. NICE TO SEE YOUR FACE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I UNDERSTAND
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE HEALTHY.
THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS.
>> YES.
>> YES. YES.
YES. >> DESCRIBE WHAT LIFE HAS BEEN
LIKE FOR YOU THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
>> INITIALLY IT WAS -- WE DIDN’T
UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS IT WAS.
THEY CANCELED SCHOOL, THEY
CANCELED CHURCH, THEY CANCELED
SPORTING EVENTS.
SPORTING EVENTS. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IN
ITALY IF THEY ARE CANCELING
CHURCH AND SCHOOL AND SOCCER,
THAT MEANS THERE’S SOMETHING BIG
GOING ON.
GOING ON. WE THOUGHT, STAY HOME, LIMIT OUR
MOVEMENT A LITTLE BIT.
THEN AS THE NUMBERS CONTINUE
COMING IN, WE KEPT SEEING THE
NUMBER OF CASES RISE AND THE
NUMBER OF DEATHS RISING AND GOT
A LITTLE MORE SAD, REAL.
BUT THEN AT THE SAME TIME WE
HAVE TWO LITTLE KIDS IN THE
HOUSE, SO WE CAN’T JUST SIT
AROUND FEELING EVERYTHING ALL
THE TIME.
THE TIME. WE HAVE TO BE HOPEFUL FOR THE
KIDS.
KIDS. SO WE’VE TRIED TO JUST HAVE A
FAMILY SCHEDULE THAT THE KIDS
KNOW ABOUT THAT WE KIND OF STICK
TO EVERY DAY, SO THEY CAN HAVE
THEIR ROUTINE.
THEIR ROUTINE. WE SWITCH OUT THE KIDS, WHO IS
GOING, VERSUS WHO IS ON THE
PHONE.
PHONE. WE’RE MINISTERS HERE.
SO NOW WE’RE TRYING TO DO THINGS
LIKE HELP SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
FIND GROCERIES AND TALKING TO
PEOPLE, PRAYING WITH PEOPLE
WHOSE RELATIVES ARE IN THE
HOSPITAL WITH THIS VIRUS.
SO IT’S PRETTY INTENSE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WHAT IS IT LIKE -- YOU’RE IN
NORTHERN ITALY, WHICH IS IN THE
HEART OF THE OUTBREAK REALLY IS.
ARE YOU ABLE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE
AT ALL, FOR EXAMPLE, TO GET
GROCERIES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
STEP OUT AND GET FRESH AIR IF
YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, OR ARE
YOU TRULY LOCKED IN YOUR HOUSE?
>> SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE TINY
PRIVATE YARD OUTSIDE OF THE
HOUSE THAT WE RENT, SO WE CAN
STEP OUTSIDE AND BE IN THE FRESH
AIR.
AIR. MOST PEOPLE CAN’T.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GO TO THE
GROCERY STORE, THOUGH I HEARD
THAT THEY JUST PLACED MORE
LIMITATIONS ON THAT.
I HAVEN’T EVEN READ UP TO KNOW
WHAT THOSE ARE.
BUT WE’VE GONE TO THE GROCERY
STORE ONCE IN THE LAST THREE OR
FOUR WEEKS.
FOUR WEEKS. MY HUSBAND WAITED OUTSIDE IN
LINE STANDING 1 METER APART FROM
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. THEY LET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF
PEOPLE IN AT A TIME.
HAVE YOU TO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
AND THEN YOU GO HOME RIGHT AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT
CERTIFIES YOU LEAVING THE HOUSE
WITH YOUR NAME, YOUR PASSPORT
NUMBER, EXACTLY WHERE YOU LIVE,
YOUR PHONE NUMBER, WHY YOU’RE
LEAVING.
LEAVING. IF THEY STOP YOU, THEY WILL LOOK
AT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND
MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT TOO FAR
FROM HOME, YOU’RE NOT SAYING
YOU’RE GOING TO THE GROCERY
STORE BUT ACTUALLY TRYING TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> IT’S JUST UNIMAGINABLE THAT
THIS IS HAPPENING IN ITALY.
RACHEL, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE
WORRIED THAT THE UNITED STATES
IS JUST A FEW WEEKS BEHIND ITALY
IN TERMS OF THE VIRUS ITSELF.
JUST IN THE FEW SECONDS WE HAVE,
WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE BE TO
AMERICANS, KNOWING AND SEEING
WHAT YOU’RE LIVING THERE IN
ITALY, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO
TELL YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS THIS
MORNING ABOUT THIS OUTBREAK?
>> I WOULD SAY TAKE IT
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. IT IS VERY SERIOUS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME IN ALL
THAT, I’M TRYING TO CHOOSE PEACE
OVER PANIC AND FAITH OVER FEAR
AND TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
MY FAMILY.
MY FAMILY. BUT I THINK AS WE TRY TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF OURSELVES AND OUR
OWN FAMILIES, LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET OTHER
PEOPLE’S NEEDS, LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE KIND.
IT TAKES THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO
CONQUER THIS.
CONQUER THIS. IT’S NOT JUST A FEW PEOPLE CAN
SACRIFICE AND THEN IT WILL GO
AWAY, WE ALL HAVE TO BE WILLING
TO SACRIFICE A BIT OF OUR DAILY
LIVES IN ORDER TO PROTECT
EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. SO YEAH.
SO YEAH. PEACE, FAITH, KINDNESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. RACHEL BUCHHOLZ, OUR BEST TO YOU