Bread, Easter lamb, vegetables or medicine. In isolated areas of Italy, such as Palagano, in the Apennines, the most vulnerable count on local solidarity to receive the essentials during the coronavirus epidemic, but also to maintain social ties.
An hour’s drive from Modena, Palagano is a town with just over 2,000 inhabitants. But the territory is vast and many houses are difficult to access.
For this reason, a solidarity network has been organized locally so that no one is excluded, especially those for whom displacement has become difficult, like Onelio, 85, who is recovering from a broken rib.
Laura and Sara, two volunteers from the AVAP association, came to visit and help with some household chores. But they are also there to talk and check their health.
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