Coronavirus: Italy to close all schools as deaths rise

bbc.com ^ | March 4, 2020 | BBC

[Berlin_Freeper]

Italy has confirmed that it will shut all schools from Thursday for 10 days as it battles to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

All schools and universities are to close until 15 March, officials said.

A total of 107 people have now been killed by the coronavirus in Italy, which has the most serious outbreak in Europe.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the country's health service risked being overwhelmed.

Most of the more than 3,000 cases are in the north but others have been confirmed in 19 of Italy's 20 regions.

[janetjanet998]

Close schools, cancel major events and restrict travel! Italy is doing this while it’s already TOO LATE there

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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.

[proust]

There’s been quite a few cases from people coming out of Italy. It looks as if it has gotten away from them.

[Jane Long]

For JusttheFlu™?

Sad what’s happening in Italy....prayers up.

[Jane Long]

Yep....horse...barn door, and all.

[JonPreston]

[Fury]

Close schools, cancel major events and restrict travel! Italy is doing this while it’s already TOO LATE there

That's a broad brush statement. And what does "TOO LATE" mean?

[cgbg]

We are two to three weeks behind Italy.

[DouglasKC]

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the country's health service risked being overwhelmed

This is exactly why such a major effort is underway by all affected countries to stop it.

[V_TWIN]

My family was stationed in Italy in the late 60s. Beautiful country but unbelievably trashy. Guess it hasn’t changed.

[janetjanet998]

And what does “TOO LATE” mean?

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It is out of control in Italy...

Hong Kong was very proactive and closed schools and took other actions very early

[DouglasKC]

It’s going to overwhelm their health care system...that’s what’s too late.

[setter]

“It is out of control in Italy...”

Our turn is coming. Wait until the numbers start coming in, 100’s per day dead.

[TexasGurl24]

The “sky is falling” crowd needs to be mercilessly and relentlessly mocked when their predictions of the end of the world don’t play out. In every thread, on every post, from them in the future, there has to be a reckoning for the faux “concern.”

[Fury]

It’s going to overwhelm their health care system...that’s what’s too late.

Thanks for the clarification. Need to do that when statements like that are made without an explanation.

[Jeff Chandler]

it’s already TOO LATE there

Maybe it is, and maybe it isn't.

[RummyChick]

March Madness is about to hit. They are still considering whether to hold games with no audience.

One of my favorite teams to fade has announced they are cancelling their games. It may just be the away games. Haven’t checked.

[Fury]

The “sky is falling” crowd needs to be mercilessly and relentlessly mocked when their predictions of the end of the world don’t play out. In every thread, on every post, from them in the future, there has to be a reckoning for the faux “concern.”

The thing that most bothers me is the posting of predictions (some from Twitter) and then when the prediction doesn't occur, you'll get posters washing their hands of what THEY posted (e.g. "Don't shoot the messenger", blah, blah, blah).

Yet THEY took they time to copy/paste the information. Those FReepers should be called out as being irresponsible.

[RummyChick]

I havent see any sky is falling posts.

What I have seen is

supply interruptions - check
deaths - check
sick- check
economic fallout - check check check and will continue to check

How do you think all the party goers feel that went to an invitation only party only to find out an idiot ignored quarantine

But feel free to volunteer to help take care of those infected. They will need help