Free museums in Florence, it's controversy between Burioni and Nardella. The virologist: congratulations, the coronavirus thanks him

There is controversy between Florence Mayor Dario Nardella and virologist-influencer Roberto Burioni over the free opening of Florence’s civic museums scheduled for next weekend, between March 6 and March 8. The city administration of Florence, in fact, has issued an “invitation to all Florentines and tourists not to lock themselves in their homes,” as Culture Councillor Tommaso Sacchi said in recent days: “Florentine citizens and tourists will be able to take advantage of this opportunity and find in our museums the enthusiasm of being a community against fear.”

The measure, however, did not please Burioni, who commented lapidarily on Twitter, the social with which the virologist usually communicates: “congratulations to Florence, the best way to fight the spread of an extremely contagious virus. So many people all together inside the museum. The coronavirus thanks.” Prompt response from the first citizen: “professor has all my esteem, but we have provided for restricted entrances and all the necessary precautions. Florence does not close. We work together.”

On social media, the public is divided between those who take Nardella’s side claiming that the Tuscan capital is neither a red zone nor a yellow zone and that, in these days, Florence is almost deserted, without tourists and with citizens who prefer not to leave home (and therefore the opening of museums would be a way to stimulate the social which has been lacking these days), and those who instead agree with the virologist, following the argument that there is no point in starting gatherings when the emergency is not yet over and when efforts should be directed toward containing the contagion.

Free museums in Florence, it's controversy between Burioni and Nardella. The virologist: congratulations, the coronavirus thanks him

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