Italy's lockdown - the bad news - cases 47,021 (+5986), deaths 4,032 (+627)

[denem]

On March 9, the Italian Government instituted a national lockdown: non-essential businesses and shops were closed. people were not to leave their homes other than for necessities, health, and (essential) work.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Recommended.

Fuck.

[bronxiteforever]

2. Kick & recommend for visibility. Holy crap.

[frazzled]

3. Well, only 12 days into the lockdown

Which is still within the period during which one can begin symptoms after contact.

The next two weeks will better show if this was effective. That said, the Washington Post article that did simulations of various precautions found that lockdown was the least successful, apart from no precautions. Reduced or restricted social contact scenarios, at least theoretically, would be more successful in flattening the curve.

[gibraltar72]

4. Paused to reboot.

[PubliusEnigma]

5. 8.5% Death Rate. It's looking more and more on par with SARS.

Italy tells the true story.

[Roland99]

7. They have a much higher % of older citizens tho

That will skew their mortality rate

[crickets]

6. Imagine if they hadn't gone into lockdown.

Oh, Italy.