On 14 March, Italians stood on their balconies and applauded Italy’s doctors, nurses and medical professionals. Italians honoured the brave men and women, who continue to fight to save Italy from the devastating COVID-19 virus, but that’s not where it stops. Taxi companies were already formulating plans to give free rides to anyone who needed to reach the Bambino Gesù Hospital. However, taxi drivers decided to do more.

A group of 50 Roman drivers have made their cars available to only transport Spallanzani doctors, for free. Spallanzani is a line of hospitals that have taken responsibility for the majority of the fight against the Coronavirus. They are advertising this service with a poster depicting a nurse holding Italy and the inscription: “This taxi joins the voluntary and free transport service of medical personnel.”