[NorseViking]

[SmokingJoe]

Yet Belarus had no lockdowns at all, didn't ruin their economy and still have vastly less coronavirus cases in total and in percentage terms than Italy with ZERO deaths. If only Italy had stopped being politically correct and stopped them flights from Wuhan when the infections started

Belarus’ pesident dismisses coronavirus risk, encourages citizens to drink vodka and visit saunas

In Belarus — a country that borders Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine — 152 people have contracted COVID-19 infections, with no deaths.
In remarks to U.K newspaper The Times, Lukashenko encouraged citizens to drink vodka (unless working) and visit the sauna at least twice a week to stay healthy.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-belarus-urges-citizens-to-drink-vodka-visit-saunas.html

[AppyPappy]

Date FatalityRate
3/22/2020 9.26
3/23/2020 9.51
3/24/2020 9.86
3/25/2020 10.09
3/26/2020 10.19
3/27/2020 10.56
3/28/2020 10.84
3/29/2020 11.03
3/30/2020 11.39
3/31/2020 11.75
4/1/2020 11.9

[newfreep]

My business partner is based in Italy’s Tuscany region has been closed for a week but plans to re-open April 13.

[Salvey]

Roberto Speranza

His name is appropriate under the circumstances.

[jerod]

The core problem with the ‘lock down’ strategy is that only works if everyone is single. Everyone is not single. Most people cohabitate in groups. If one individual from a group lock down becomes infected they then infect the rest of the group, causing multiple infections. Then others from the group typically will do the same in other groups. Most health-care workers for instance live with their families and end up infecting them because their families are locked down and so on and so forth Lock downs do not work and Italy and Spain are the best examples. The United States and especially New York are about to become another example. Wearing a mask at all times is the only true detriment to this virus and the quicker Americans start doing that the better off they will be.