Coronavirus: Italy struggles to cope with lockdown

Teachers at a nursery school in Legnano in the province of Milan sent this video to their pupils before the lockdown.

They explain to the children what the disease it and how to deal with it.

"The school is closed because there is a spiteful little monster that's jumping from one tiny body to the other. It has even put a crown on as it wants to be a little prince; it's tiny, tiny and it jumps from here to there. And quietly, it enters our tiny bodies and gives us a cough and a temperature.

"But who can see it? Only the special doctors, but who have sent us a photo and we have drawn it.

"But do we want it in our school? No.

"So we are closing so when he arrives, he'll find the gate closed.

"But children, even he is afraid. We'll now tell you a secret. Shhh.

"He is scared of happiness. He doesn't want to see it.

"If we are happy, he'll go away. So children, now that you are home play, dance, laugh, cook biscuits and draw."

At the end, they ask the children to draw the virus and bring their drawing to school when it re-opens.