Posted on 03/11/2020 3:03:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Almost 200 people died from the coronavirus in 24 hours, Italy's Civil Protection Agency confirmed Wednesday — the highest daily increase in absolute terms registered anywhere in the world since the respiratory illness emerged in China at the end of last year.
In response, the country's prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, told reporters the government would allocate 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) to help mitigate the impact on the fragile economy. Only a week ago, he estimated it would need just 7.5 billion.
From Tuesday to Wednesday, 196 people died, bringing the total number of deaths to 897, the Civil Protection Agency said in a statement. Confirmed cases across the country rose to 12,462 from a previous 10,149.
After an initial lockdown in the north failed to prevent the spread, the government on Monday banned all nonessential travel and public gatherings throughout Italy until April 3, halted all sports events and extended a shutdown of schools.
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I want to know the age of these folks that have passed. It almost sounds like it is being deliberately passed or that no one uses soap in Italy.
Exactly. Does anyone use hygiene in Italy?
Wow, 6.6% current “death rate” (not accounting for future current case recoveries or deaths). South Korea is at 0.77% currently.
It really does not sound like flu to me. It really doesn’t.
It sounds more like a a Chinese bio-weapon to me.
I don’t know if I fear the virus more, or the people trying to use it to their advantage.
Maybe I fear them both.
That’s mind boggling. Senseless deaths.
Average age in Italy of folks that died is 81.
There have been quite a few stories that they were going to start priortizing health care...think Death Panel type stuff
DOnt know if they have started it.
Yeah that’s right convince yourself that there’s an epidemic because nobody uses soap.
Italy is prioritizing young COVID-19 patients over the elderly.
https://www.businessinsider.com/prioritizing-covid-19-patients-based-age-likely-wont-fly-us-2020-3
OMG!
Details, please, b/c in truth, a certain amount of the population is expected to die off every day.
We all have a Shelf-Life-Date.
For those not addicted to daily drama queen hysterics and addicted to the habitual lying by anecdote. Here the real data
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
48,398 mild cases. 5,944 serious. Total cases world wide both active and closed 126,007. Total deaths 4614. Average age of dead: 80 years old,
I am NOT buying that 80 years old average
VP said average worldwide age is 80 for corona deaths.
What’s your source?
Dirty, old Italians eh? What is wrong with you?
First hour set to zero degrees, then second hour to 140 degrees. But the average was 70!
He actually said median not average. Which may be better for those under 80, but certainly not better for those over whom many here on FR seem okay with consigning to the next life.
Actually median means equal abovevand below. Average is the sum of all ages divided by the number of decedents.
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