Even here in Italy COVID-19 is mainly a political issue. And a generational one as well. Myself, got infected in march and, even without extreme consequences, now I have to cope with one of of the most common so-called "light injuries": loss of sense of smell and taste. It lightly recovered in weeks, but I know I will never have another nice meat dish (it tastes and smells like *hit now) and another great glass of wine either (now it simply seems a glass of water with some alcohol poured in... and I was a wine connoisseur). Not to mention two or three dozens of other pleasant smells (my wife skin, every perfume, flowers, fruit, just to mention a few), which I miss greatly. They are simply not present anymore in my perceptive range. Gone. Deleted. Its a neurological damage and i can count only on the so called "neuronal plasticity". And hope for the better.
Here we had a huge lockdown, but these last weeks people seem really tired with all the safety procedures. Italians are getting bored. Young people party, go dancing, forget any mask or wear it proudly... tied on their arms. Average age of the new cases is going down, and now its approaching 30 yo. All this just because people started to feel safe and were inclined to show they were "smarter" and bolder. After all this, every time I hear or read right wing people gambling with other people's lives, I just feel outraged. A new wave it is coming, noone seems really care, a lot of people will get hurt, simple procedures can avoid 90% of it and still there is someone shouting he is better and smarter and "knows better".
Come on, grow up.