Coronavirus: Northern Italy to 'quarantine 16 million people'

BBC ^ | 3/7/20 | Unknown

[david1292]

Italy is set to lock down at least 16 million people in the region of Lombardy and in 11 other provinces in the north and east of the country.

The mandatory quarantine will last until early April.

The dramatic escalation in the country's efforts to contain the new deadly coronavirus will close gyms, pools, museums and ski resorts.

Italy is Europe's worst-hit country and reported a steep rise in virus infections on Saturday.

The new measures, which also apply to financial centre Milan and tourist hotspot Venice, could take effect as early as Sunday and will last until 3 April.

The death toll in Italy has passed 230, with officials reporting more than 50 deaths in 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases jumped by more than 1,200 to 5,883 on Saturday.

[david1292]

How long before they do this here?

[JonPreston]

flu

[lightman]

The west coast and the Acela corridor seem prime candidates.

[thinden]

How did this get from china to italy?

Suppose migrants brought it in from iran?

[BenLurkin]

Maybe I won’t be buying an audience ticket for the Battle-Bot broadcast in Long Beach after all.

[thoughtomator]

A Pakistani immigrant. Who then refused to obey quarantine and went about his job... delivering Chinese food.

[ClearCase_guy]

I blame Marco Polo.

[JennysCool]

How, exactly, does essentially placing 16 million people under house arrest stop the spread of a virus already circulating in the area? The only thing measures like this usually do is provide government bureaucrats an opportunity to say, “See? We’re doing something about it!”

[LouieFisk]

“How did this get from china to italy?”
—
Viruses don’t need no stinkin’ passport.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

That is a Dhimmi tactic. As Rahm Emanuel said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.” Yes, it COULD happen in America. True-dope? Definitely YES! HE would quarantine AB, SK and the parts of Northern BC that lean conservative.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Nor do illegal immigrants coming into Kanadahar, courtesy of True-dope.

[untenured]

I read in a Taiwanese newspaper that Milan fashion week was held recently, and that some Italian designer labels annually bring in Chinese workers to make the clothing in-country, and pay very low wages. Having that label is somehow beneficial to these companies. These Chinese workers work in large numbers in factories close enough to Milan.

Some of the workers went home for the Chinese New Year, then came back, and the rest is history,

[ncalburt]

No.
The Commie Chinese set up a garment district in Milan to avoid EU tariffs .
Another infected Chinese colony spreading the joy .

Stop the Flights to the US from Italy .
We don't even screen on arrival in the Us .

[ncalburt]

Stop the Flights from Italy to the US .
We don't screen arrivals from Italy .
Yes , the infected just leave customs and free to spread it here and they have .
All the. cases in GA from Italian travel .
In FL , 5 cases out of 8 are Italian travel .
Missouri new case is from Italy .

We lets them go out to infect us.
Why ?

[thinden]

Some of the workers went home for the Chinese New Year, then came back, and the rest is history,

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Believable

[dfwgator]

Chunyun

Considered the largest human migration on the planet, Chunyun -- the 40-day period when Chinese people head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year Spring Festival with their families -- officially began on January 10 and will end on February 18.

[gcparent]

Oh now that makes sense. The made in Italy label and the timing of Chinese new year.

[oldasrocks]

Can’t they just post a NO VIRUS sign?

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for this data:

Considered the largest human migration on the planet, Chunyun — the 40-day period when Chinese people head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year Spring Festival with their families — officially began on January 10 and will end on February 18.

How many million Chinese are/were involved in this huge yearly migration?

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, more interesting data when tied in with the massive yearly lunar migration to China and back each year.