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2020-03-23 Europe
Italian Virologist: Fear of Being Falsely Called Racist Led to Italy's Wuhan Coronavirus Crisis
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Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-23 00:31|| || Front Page|| [4 views ]  Top

#1 Last year 120 people died in the small city of Nembro (pop. 12,000), near Bergamo in Lombardy, ten per month. Now, 70 people have died in just 12 days.

Very interesting to read up on this. Most likely the virus started to hit in early January already, maybe even at Christmas. The number of people suffering (and dying) from severe pneumonia shot up, but nobody knew about the virus. On February 20th, all Italy had only 4 confirmed cases.

This explains the exploding numbers now. The virus had more time to spread undetected, and only severe cases were tested in February.

I'm convinced that the virus started spreading earlier in China than reported.
Posted by European Conservative 2020-03-23 08:58||   2020-03-23 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Thanks for that bit of information EC.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-23 09:00||   2020-03-23 09:00|| Front Page Top

#3 We don't hear much about Chinese sweatshops in Italy.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-03-23 14:41||   2020-03-23 14:41|| Front Page Top

#4 in a 2008 trip to Italy, my duaghter sought out a leather shop in Rome we had read about in the Chicago Tribune. A 3rd gen granddaughter had apprenticed and took over the family shop of leather goods they made themselves. I bought a belt from her that she made in front of me, from measure to completion, for around $40 USD. I knew it was "made in Italy" because I watched it being made.
In 2015, in a hoity toity marketplace in Sorrento, I pulled a belt off the rack that said "Made in Italy" that cost about $18..."A great buy!" I declared to my kids. I now understand the price difference.
Posted by Capsu78 2020-03-23 18:49||   2020-03-23 18:49|| Front Page Top

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