CNY NATIVE STUCK IN ITALY

CNY NATIVE STUCK IN ITALY

In the low 50s.

The weathther h light rain developing late.

Highs climb into the fear of catching a potentially life- threatening virus that's brought the country to its knees.

A centralalal new york native and his wife are stuck in italy, where the coronavirus is still l killing several hundred people a day.

They have to be there longer than expected, but, even in light of the global pandemic that's r ravaging the country, they're not complaining.

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Newschannel 2's joleen ferris is live in the studio to tell us why.

J joleen?

Thanks, kristen.

Nick serio grew up in utica and attended high school at ufa.

This year's anannual trip to italy with his wife will definitely be one to remember.

Very year, cny native, nick serio, and h his wife, virginia, spend about two months of late winter in italy.

This year, it's gonna be more like three momonths.

And instead of driving the countryside, like normal, they're villa bound, leaving only for quick walks on the property or trips to the market along deserted streets.

Surreal trips to the markrket 13:53 "outside, they have a tag station like you would see at a deli counter.

You pull your tag.

Everybody wears a face mask.

When they call your number, and that's based on how many people are coming out the exit door, they let you in.

You have to maintain distance" all with good reason.

Itataly's death toll is staggering 15:50 "on tuesday there was a spike to 743" part of the reason is likely a large elderly population.

But, also-from what the cerios are seeing, people in italy did not take this virus seseriously enough 18:20 "we have videos of people we know in milan, two week ago, going to the cafes, having their espressos, large groups of people.

They are arresting peoplple sti who are congregating to have birhtday parties, thihings of that natur 18:45 "the mayors of the cities are out walking the streets, admonishing people to go home" the serios have no idea if they'll be home april 30th, as planned.

But they actually don't mind riding it out riright where they are 21:12 "the situation in the united states is evolving on a daily, minute by y minute basis and it doesn't look good.

At this point, where we are, we feel much safer than returning to the united states" 20:19 "when our families were calling from the united states saying 'come home now, come home n now', one, we felt ththa knew the united statates was a w week bfrom the united states sayi crisis and pandemic the serios are waiting crisis and