Imagine getting a text that suddenly pauses your life 🛑. That’s what happened to a Milan-based journalist after attending a Lombardy regional press conference – only to learn another attendee tested positive for COVID-19 two days later. 🦠
\"It felt like a Netflix thriller plot,\" they shared, describing the moment health officials alerted them. Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana, who’d been at the same meeting, swiftly announced a 14-day self-isolation period, citing solidarity with colleagues. 🏛️🔒
The quarantine experience? A mix of WhatsApp check-ins from friends, TikTok dance challenges to stay sane 💃, and the weird thrill of grocery deliveries arriving in hazmat gear. \"You start noticing every slight cough,\" they admitted. 😷
While not mandated by law at the time, the gesture highlighted early pandemic-era tensions between personal freedom and collective responsibility. As Fontana tweeted: \"Protecting others is protecting ourselves.\" 🤝
