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Lynn Love

Watch as locked down Italians sing songs of solidarity on balconies amid coronavirus chaos

Italians living in lock down are lifting each others spirits by singing together from their balconies and windows.

Quarantined citizens in Agrigento, Sicily are chanting songs of solidarity whilst being holed up in their homes due to coronavirus outbreak.

Video clips flooding social media show the self isolating locals coming together in song, with many bringing out their guitars and tambourines to join in on the much needed fun.

Residents living in separate apartment blocks can be heard singing and playing traditional Italian music.

Sicily is one of the many areas locked down in an effort to halt the spread of coronavirus .

All non-essential shops and services are still closed across the country.

Italy has been the European country hardest hit by COVID-19 , with nearly 6,000 cases and 233 deaths.

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