Chef's 'cry of despair' goes viral in lockdown Italy

A young Italian chef who has become a symbol of frustration with the never-ending coronavirus crisis said Thursday she wants Prime Minister Mario Draghi to listen to her "despair". A photo of Camilla Moccia crouching on the floor of the kitchen of her family's restaurant, her head in her knees, has gone viral in Italy and made the front pages of several newspapers. "My mother took it last Thursday, it was one of those days... we didn't have any reservations, the weather was not so good and we were waiting for [lockdown] news," the 22-year-old told AFP. The next day, Draghi announced a three-week "red zone" shutdown for the Rome region and most of Italy, forcing the closure of Moccia's restaurant in Ostia, a suburb of the capital by the sea. Her mother posted the photo on Facebook, later adding an angry message - all in capital letters - about the lack of government help for businesses affected by virus shutdowns. The picture spread quickly on the web, turning Moccia into an unlikely star.  "I don't like being in the limelight, but I am happy that it struck a chord, it means that the message, our cries of despair, are getting through," she said.  Moccia said her family-run...