In Italy, a 31-year-old man is now facing legal action. He had violated the curfew due to the coronavirus to play Pokémon GO. He was caught by the police. He could not provide a reason for being outside, other than: He needed to catch Pokémon.
This is now being accused of a trainer: A 31-year-old man from the northern Italian province of Como was caught by the police on the street on Wednesday while playing Pokémon GO. He was walking through the streets of the small town of San Fermo and using a tablet when stopped by the Carabinieri.
The police asked him to identify himself and provide a reason for being outside, but the trainer simply stated as justification: “I need to hunt the Pokémon.”
It was then reconstructed that the man went outside with his daughter to play Pokémon GO together with the girl. The police officers registered him and the man joins the thousands of Italians who have violated the curfew and were caught.
43,000 people violated curfew in Italy
This is the situation: Meanwhile, the infection focus of the novel coronavirus has shifted from Asia to Europe. Italy is considered the new epicenter of the pandemic.
Italy imposed extensive curfews on March 9 to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. The Italian health system is overwhelmed.
During the “lockdown” in Italy, residents are not allowed to leave their homes, except for specific activities, such as grocery shopping. To enforce the rules, 43,000 people have been punished in just one week, between March 11 and March 17, for violating the rules. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday.
Niantic has decided on extensive changes for Pokémon GO so that players no longer have to go outside to play the augmented reality game. It would have also been possible and significantly smarter for the Italian to follow his urge to hunt Pokémon from home.
