Diary of a Pandemic: May 29, 2020

Image by Alex Majoli, from the Diary of a Pandemic series on magnum.com, curated by Cristina de Middel.

Polava. Italy. April 18, 2020. Italy Slovenia Border.

“For the past 35 years the EU – a borderless zone – has ensured both freedom of residence and of movement for persons and goods across its member states. Following the outbreak early this year, on March 17, EU leaders decided that the best course of action was to stop the movement between member nations and re-establish border checks. Even little alleys and passes have been blocked by Slovenians as of March 10. As of April 27 a total of 199,414 people in Italy have contracted the virus since the outbreak began, and 26,977 of them have died – more than anywhere else in Europe and second only to the United States.”