Incredible moment quarantined Italians chant ‘don’t give up’ together from their balconies and sing rousing soccer songs to lift their spirits amid coronavirus crisis in Naples
- People stuck in the tower blocks in Casoria, Naples, belted out a defiant chorus
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This is the incredible moment quarantined Italians chant ‘don’t give up’ together from their balconies and sing rousing football songs to lift spirits amid the devastating coronavirus crisis in Naples.
The residents of the housing blocks, which are in the Casoria commune in the southern city of Naples, joined together last night, shouting from their balconies in a chorus of resistance against the deadly disease sweeping the country.
In the video, the Neapolitan locals can be heard singing: ‘We will stay at home.
‘Tonight the whole of Casoria are united in chorus.
‘The people will never give up so come on Naples!’
Pictured: People can be seen chanting from their balconies to rouse spirits amid quarantine controls in Naples last night
The video, posted by Susy Unica Silvestri, has been shared just under 10,000 times since it was uploaded to her Facebook last night.
The locked-down citizens then ring out verses of their local team, Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, who play in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football.
‘People like us will never give up; people like us will never give up; people like us; people like us; people like us will never give up,’ they chant in unison.
‘Come on Italy! Come on Naples!
‘Forever!
More people join in the chant on the balconies of their homes in Naples last night
Along with an improvised chant, the Neapolitan residents sang songs of their local football team, SSC Napoli last night
Pictured: The defiant tower block in Casoria commune in Naples last night. The people can be heard singing ‘The people will never give up so come on Naples!’
‘We are all united.
‘Come out on your balconies, out on your balconies! Come out on your balconies, out on your balconies!
‘The virus that is facing us will not defeat us… The virus that is facing us will not defeat us!’
Other cities have also joined together, singing similar renditions of local favourites, with Siena, which is in Tuscany, belting out a version of ‘Canto della Verbena’ (And while Siena sleeps).
The streets of Naples are deserted today in the wake of social distancing rules amid the coronavirus crisis
Sanitation vehicles disinfect the streets near the Monaldi hospital on March 12, 2020 in Naples, Italy
Workers during street cleaning operations today in Naples, Italy. While the spread of coronavirus runs all over the globe, 2,500 new cases have been traced in Italy only on 12 March 2020
Naples, in the south of the country, escaped the initial surge in coronavirus cases, recording just 95 infections as of yesterday, but citizens have still been placed under strict ‘stay at home rules’ by the Italian government.
Italy’s death toll topped 1,000 Thursday with more than 15,000 confirmed cases. The majority were in the north of the country.
Under the restrictive measures, people can only leave home if they need to do so for work purposes, to buy groceries, for health reasons, and to provide care to youngsters and the elderly.