(CNN) Mayors in southern Italy have spent the last week scolding residents for disobeying lockdown orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Italy has been under total lockdown since March 13, as coronavirus cases continue to spread rapidly through the country.

But some residents have not heeded lawmakers' orders. Some Italian officials said they have seen people wandering empty cities, gathering at parks to play games and walking their dogs.

"Go home, this is not a film on TV, this is a national emergency!," Antonio Decaro, Mayor of Bari, stressed to his residents last week . "Go home, you can't play ping pong, go to your playstations," he said. "You're not allowed to be here, go play at home with your playstations."

Some Italian mayors have been using social media to share their strongly worded video messages urging citizens to stay home.