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Italy has a world-class health system. The coronavirus has pushed it to the breaking point.
nbcnews.com ^ | March 18, 2020 | Denise Chow and Emmanuelle Saliba

Posted on 03/18/2020 11:23:33 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Northern Italy has one of the best public health systems in the Western world. Its doctors and medical professionals are well-trained. They felt prepared when the coronavirus began to spread through their prosperous, well-educated region.

And they still could do nothing to prevent what happened.

"I have never seen so many people die together before my eyes," said a nurse from one of the main hospitals in Bergamo, a city in northern Italy that is at the center of the worst outbreak in Europe. "It feels like we are crossing in the middle of a battlefield."

More than 2,500 people have died in about four weeks in Italy. With over 31,500 confirmed cases, the country's doctors and nurses — particularly in the hardest-hit cities in the north — are struggling to keep up. They're running out of beds, equipment and even people, particularly as more health care workers catch the virus.

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1 posted on 03/18/2020 11:23:33 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

World class? Which world?


2 posted on 03/18/2020 11:27:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Summary of article: “Panic!”


3 posted on 03/18/2020 11:32:28 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (God is good, He loves us, and He is always with us.)
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To: nutmeg

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4 posted on 03/18/2020 11:34:18 PM PDT by nutmeg (Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
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To: nickcarraway; Berlin_Freeper
The world of makebelieve.   Socialist single-payer healthcare with built in death panels for old people with Coronavirus.   "They're old so let then die a natural death."   Disgusting.
5 posted on 03/18/2020 11:35:55 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

No, this is a blatant lie. Their system is not set up to be even a bitmovertaxed. they spend their monies elsewhere, mostly social programs and welfare.


6 posted on 03/18/2020 11:45:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The surprise about young people is interesting.

Italy reports 475 coronavirus deaths, the highest single-day death toll for any country since the outbreak began
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3825984/posts

Younger Adults Comprise Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3825983/post

CDC analysis shows coronavirus poses serious risk for younger people
The Hill ^ | 03 18 2020 | Reid Wilson
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488325-cdc-data-show-coronavirus-poses-serious-risk-for-younger-people

Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
whitehouse.gov ^ | March 18, 2020 | President Donald J
Trump and others
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3825895/posts
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-5/

“DR. BIRX: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President, Mr. Vice President. So, you know, we continue to look at data every single day. There are concerning reports coming out of France and Italy about some young people getting seriously ill, and very seriously ill in the ICUs.

We think part of this may be that people heeded the early data coming out of China and coming out of South Korea that the elderly or those with preexisting medical conditions were at particular risk. It may have been that the millennial generation, our largest generation, our future generation that will carry us through for the next multiple decades, there may be a disproportional number of infections among that group. And so even if it’s a rare occurrence, it may be seen more frequently in that group and be evident now.”


7 posted on 03/18/2020 11:50:11 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: higgmeister

“They’re old so let them die a natural death.” Disgusting.

Unfortunately, the deniers here have expressed the same sentiment.


8 posted on 03/18/2020 11:50:42 PM PDT by nbenyo
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To: Secret Agent Man

Italy’s survival rate for influenza and pneumonia is much better than ours. They are either healthier or have a better healthcare system, or maybe both.

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3825984/posts?page=55#55


9 posted on 03/18/2020 11:56:12 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Berlin_Freeper
I lived in Italy for a while. Their health system is not even remotely "world class", it's third world as is France's.

Many Americans buy into the leftist talking points about european socialized medicine without actually having been there and seen it, they don't have a clue. It's all BS, the only truly first world medical care is in the U.S.

10 posted on 03/18/2020 11:56:26 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: familyop
OMIGOD!!! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! Here's your sign.


PUSH HARDER!! Wham-Bam Wuhan Scam!



11 posted on 03/19/2020 12:02:28 AM PDT by SanchoP (DC is the deep state.)
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To: higgmeister

> Socialist single-payer healthcare with built in death panels for old people with Coronavirus. <

Ezekiel Emanuel was one of the architects of ObamaCare. He advocated much the same thing. He said that anyone over 75 should be denied medical care. So if you were an older vet, or just some poor slob who paid taxes all his life, too bad for you.

Funny how the mainstream media never reported on that.


12 posted on 03/19/2020 12:05:31 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Karl Spooner

“Italy’s survival rate for influenza and pneumonia is much better than ours. They are either healthier or have a better healthcare system, or maybe both.”

They also have one of the longest life expectancy in the world.


13 posted on 03/19/2020 12:06:31 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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To: aquila48

We Italians drink an enormous amount of red wine that is the secret to a long life!!!


14 posted on 03/19/2020 12:09:52 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

There are reported to be 100,000+ Chinese migrant workers in Northern Italy in leather and textile industries. I’m pretty sure their travels home etc had some effect on the system too.


15 posted on 03/19/2020 12:18:16 AM PDT by 1066AD
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To: GaryCrow

What I have experienced of the Italian system is better described as dehumanizing.


16 posted on 03/19/2020 12:19:32 AM PDT by Chaguito
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To: 1066AD

They also just had fashion week in Milan most of the garments and fabric from China thousand of people attending this!!


17 posted on 03/19/2020 12:21:37 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
When was the last time any report by NBC was accurate? Seriously, I cannot remember.
18 posted on 03/19/2020 12:23:13 AM PDT by Chgogal (Wuhan Virus Chinese Virus Kung Fu Virus - Wuhan Chinese Kung Fu Wuhan Chinese Kung Fu)
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Resveratrol! Everybody I know that takes it loves that stuff, including me. Naturally, the FDA doesn’t like it though. Much better to stay on drugs they say.


19 posted on 03/19/2020 12:25:06 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner

Resveratrol - found in red wine.


20 posted on 03/19/2020 12:27:18 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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