Italy - duration of lockdown & 24 March numbers - Page 4

David Eastwood · #46 03-28-2020, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by robj144

Yes, but the lockdown in Italy is much more strict than in the US. There are a little half measures in the US.

Agreed. Why isn’t New York locked down like Italy, then? It’s clearly in a much worse position than many other parts of the country, and I don’t think it’s reasonable to assume that we’re all headed in the same direction.

AmericanEagle · #47 03-28-2020, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eatswodo

Agreed. Why isn’t New York locked down like Italy, then? It’s clearly in a much worse position than many other parts of the country, and I don’t think it’s reasonable to assume that we’re all headed in the same direction.

I agree. The US, in my opinion, is taking a “too little, too late” approach.

DenverSteve · #48 03-28-2020, 08:10 PM

I've shown this before. You can see what states have little and others have nothing in place for limiting/mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

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AX17609 · #49 03-29-2020, 07:53 AM

That map is a little mis-leading. Here in Maryland, for example, they've shut all the non-essential stores, so there's nowhere to go. It's pretty much the same as a stay at home order.

DenverSteve · #50 03-29-2020, 08:43 AM

Sorry, It's not. Maryland and Virginia haven't done more because government workers, by and large are still going to work. That's nowhere near a "stay in place" order.

MChild62 · #51 03-29-2020, 10:29 AM

Italy Update - 29 March (6pm press conference of Civil Protection Authority)

3,815 new, currently positive cases out of 25,000 tests, slightly higher than yesterday (3,651).

756 deaths today, a high number but less than the highs of recent days and the number of those in intensive care increased by only 50. The authorities said they believe the drop in these numbers is a positive sign of the system responding.

The Ministry's request to immediately hire 500 nurses was met by over 9,000 applications (of those who are already certified nurses).

Foreign assistance:
Germany continues to take patients from the north for ICU availability there.
Albania is sending 30 doctors to Italy, in recognition of aid Italy has provided to its neighbor during past disasters.