North-eastern Italy here!
Things actually seem to be going well! Numbers say that, in my region, there are only about 10 people under intensive care, and they're all now negative to covid tests. New cases are still coming up here and there but they're usually less than 5 every new day, and are usually less troublesome from the point of view of symptoms.
This appears to be because of two reasons: first, there really seems to be a weaker variant of covid circulating in our area, which has been isolated in Brescia; and second, people who get ill come into contact with a smaller quantity of viral particles at once, giving milder symptoms. The situation is also going well because of the safety precautions, which are somehow still in effect (more on that later), but also because it's not winter: the virus seems a bit weaker, not nearly as resistant in the air outside, and (most importantly) there aren't other viruses circulating, like the flu.
As for safety measures, we're going towards the "Phase 3" which includes the reopening of basically everything else that still was closed. This includes movie theathers, clubs, and similar. Children facilities like kindergartens are already trying to reopen, as it's a big help for families who're starting to get back to work, but with steeper prices per month due to all the safety measures. Leaving your region is allowed, and so is reaching many neighboring countries - including Slovenia, which apparently has been one of the first nations to have no new cases for almost a month now. Face masks and social distancing are still in place, but you're no longer required to wear masks outside unless you're really close to someone else: not everyone really follows the rules perfectly, but the majority of people seems to be doing well enough.
There's an application coming out from the government which is meant to trace all the new cases and notify you if you come into contact with an ill person but... this is what is still puzzling. I for one don't really understand the utility of this, as people who have the virus should still be quarantining and getting healed rather than going around like it's nothing, and testing still isn't that easy to accomplish - so far, it's usually reserved for certain categories of workers, and for people who need to stay in hospital for a while. I still don't think that all the people with covid can be found through testing - which admittedly, is the only sufficiently reliable tool at our disposal to do so - meaning, I do think there are still people who have covid and go untested. After all, asymptomatic positives ARE not an invention! It has been discovered HERE of all places on Earth.
All of this said... I can't really complain. Economic help from the government isn't the best and they still seem very confused about what to do, but we as a nation have really seen worse days. Scientists, local governors, doctors are already preparing for a supposed second wave of covid in the autumn, determined not to repeat what happened back in March, and my university may also reopen soon. To everyone who's reading... we'll all get out of this <3
