Italy s women and youth were hardest hit by COVID-19 s economic impact. Now, its recovery hinges on them Megan Williams © Luca Bruno/The Associated Press The town of Vò is seen beyond a vineyard in northern Italy on Feb. 10. Shockwaves ran through the wine-making village west of Venice as word spread last Feb. 21 that a retired roofer had died of the new coronavirus, making him the first European casualty.
One recent afternoon, at the edge of the main piazza in Vò, a tiny town in the northern Veneto region of Italy, a group of young people hung out near a car, listening to music. Among them was Jasmine Schiavoi, 19, a nursing student.
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