Some of Italyโ€™s top export industries, including luxury fashion and manufacturing, are taking aย sharp hit as residents stay indoors for a second week โ€” but industry leaders arenโ€™t backing down from the fight.

Fashion legendย Giorgio Armani donated about $1.4 million to hospitals and the Italian civil protection, which is coordinating the countryโ€™s response to the outbreak.
Pharmaceutical giant Menarini, owned by billionaireย Massimiliana Aleotti,ย converted part of its factory in Florence to produce disinfectant gel for hospitals.
Altogether, Italyโ€™s billionaires have given more than $33 million in donations to hospitals, healthcare facilities, and government agencies since the crisis began.

โ€œWhat worries me most is the health emergency thatโ€™s taking place, both in our country and all over the world,โ€ Armani toldย Forbes on Monday.
โ€œItโ€™s too early to evaluate the impact, which will surely be significant. But history teaches us that new opportunities are born from the deepest moments of crisis.โ€