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Sophia must not visit with the peasants either.
Posted on 03/09/2020 5:40:24 PM PDT by Liberty7732
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that starting Tuesday, the entire country will be placed under lockdown to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus—an expansion of a lockdown that was previously limited to the virus-hit north.
The restrictions will include banning all public gatherings while preventing movement other than for work and emergencies, he said.
Such a drastic measure is necessary to protect Italy’s most vulnerable citizens, including elderly people and individuals with underlying health problems, said Conte, adding that the right course of action is to remain at home, according to ANSA.
There has been a significant increase in deaths and patients in intensive care, and as a result, Italians’ “habits must be changed now,” Conte said. “We must all give up something for the good of Italy” and “we must do it immediately and we will only succeed if we will all work together and adapt to these stricter standards,” he said, adding: “Stay at home.”
Wuhan is larger than NYC and has been on lockdown for some time now.
Anyone going out is subject to arrest or worse. It’s China.
How do we do that in New York? Chicago? Do you think millions of people are going to just stay home quietly?
Rather, if the police are stretched and battling the virus themselves might we expect SHTF — widespread panic, rioting, looting. This is a criminals’ dream. Steal and police are too sick or busy to do anything.
Then the Governor or POTUS does what? Puts tanks on the streets in New York? Orders looters to be shot if caught in the act?
The average age of death. This is a fallacy to think those even 50 and up aren’t at risk. The death rate is based on MAXIMUM medical care. Once all the beds fill up and the system collapses (doctors and nurses get sick, too), then what’s the death rate?
What’s the death rate from other procedures and patients they can’t treat because the system is collapsing?
Being in a large city in a crisis like this is the worst place to be.
Do some prepper research. They got it right apparently.
Fortunately for Italians( and I grew up with a bunch of them ) so I have plenty a good red wine to entertain themselves during this period of isolation! Lol
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Sophia must not visit with the peasants either.
Like most things, it won’t apply to the well connected, uber rich or politicians.
Thats for sure.
The folks I am concerned with are the ones who go to work everyday and give the place life. Shop keepers, restaurant folks even tour guides. Just regular folks trying to make a living.
More ostrich food for thought...Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
No more Pizza for YOU! ( Unless you are Chinese Italian)
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