In this March 11, 2020, photo, Agnese Grosso, left, 85, poses for a photo flanked by her caregiver Murario Aspazzia, at the balcony of his home in Rome. Italy has one of the world’s oldest populations, and the coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll on family relationships. The elderly are sealing themselves off from loved ones or can’t be visited due to nursing home rules or travel restrictions. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
March 12, 2020
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March 12, 2020 3:20 a.m.
Virus lockdown means Italy's old are isolated from relatives
ROME (AP) — Natalina De Santis’ three adult children come to her front door, bringing food to keep her healthy and books to relieve her boredom, but she doesn’t let them in any more.