How the coronavirus story unfolded in Italy: a cautionary tale for the US

Italy, home to more than 60 million people, is on lockdown. All shops are closed. Here’s how the coronavirus crisis there has unfolded.

 

3/12/20 – (BusinessInsider) A revealing article. The Italian government has launched an all-out battle against its coronavirus outbreak: The entire country, home to over

US Cvid19 cases double in 48 hrs; will be Italy in 9-14 days, say experts

After analyzing the growth rates that we are currently seeing all over Europe, computer scientist Mark Handley declared that “everyone else will be Italy in 9-14 days time” -ZeroHedge

3/11/20 – We don’t have to panic if we prepare and learn from what is happening ahead of us on the curve! Learn what has worked elsewhere and implement that:

Italy moves to nationwide lock down

“There is no more time,” Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a TV address.

3/10/20 – Italy has now moved to nationwide lock down and has moved from the third worst affected country behind China to the second.

U.S. Not Screening Travelers from Coronavirus Hubs Italy, South Korea

Travelers arriving from Italy and South Korea — two nations where the coronavirus has taken root — are not being screened upon their arrival in the United States.

3/9/20 – (Breitbart) Officials with the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, confirmed online that travelers from the high-risk

Chinese police to patrol streets of Rome

Chinese police are now being deployed on the streets of Milan and Rome

5/5/16 – (CNN) As part of a new experiment to help the vast numbers of Chinese tourists heading to Italy, Chinese police are now being deployed on the streets of Milan and Rome.