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Islands, Italy and the Upper Bound of COVID-19
The hardest-hit COVID-19 locations in the world are the islands of San Marino and Andorra and the countries of Italy and Spain. San Marino has a population of 33,000. This is eight times the population of the Diamond Princess cruise ship (3700, 700 cases). Ten of the people who had been on the ships, the …
Coronavirus Deaths Undercounted Because of Scale of Italian Disaster
Giorgio Gori, mayor of Bergamo, told NBC News on Monday that the total deaths in Bergamo are three to four times higher than during an average year, signaling that the virus is killing many more people than medical authorities have reported. Many people are unfortunately dying in their homes or in senior group homes. NOTE: …
Italy is a 12 Day Preview of US Coronavirus Future
The window to where the US will be with coronavirus in 12 days is where Italy is now. The US has five to six times the population of Italy. The US has far more cases than the 18,500 that are the official count. The lack of US testing means there are an iceberg of cases …
Italy Copies China Mass Quarantine Strategy
The Italy government has quarantined 16 million people in Northern Italy. This will shutdown gyms, pools, museums and ski resorts. Wedding and funerals are also suspended under the mandatory quarantine. Milan and tourist hotspot Venice are included in the shutdown which will last until 3 April. Italy has about 6000 official cases and over 230 …
Italy Reports Coronavirus Deaths and Hospitalizations
Italy reports 1835 are the people who test positive for the coronavirus. 149 people have recovered. There are 742 patients hospitalized with symptoms, 166 are in intensive care, while 927 are in home isolation. This seems to indicate that three times as many people end in intensive care than die. It means that 11 times …
Coronavirus Surging in Korea, Italy and Iran as China Schools Via TV
South Korea now has over 4000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and Italy is almost at 1700 and Iran is nearing 1000 confirmed cases. Iran has 54 confirmed deaths, 34 in Italy and 26 in South Korea. The reversal of confirmed cases with confirmed deaths in Iran would suggest that Iran and Italy are undercounting confirmed …
Large Coronavirus Outbreaks in Iran, South Korea and Italy
Iran, South Korea and Italy have significant levels of COVID-19 coronavirus. The world total of official COVID-19 coronavirus cases is over 80,000 with 2705 deaths. This is not including mild cases with very few or no symptoms and without needing hospitalization. There are undetected cases as well. The number of coronavirus cases in South Korea …
Poland, Spain and Italy Have Growing EU Exit Movements
A recent poll in Italy had 40% distrust of the EU. Spain’s third-largest political party is considering adopting a Spanish exit platform. They are under pressure from a right-way grassroots movement. Poland’s Laws and Politics Are Conflicting With the EU Poland’s parliament defied Brussels by voting in favor of the controversial bill even after European …
Winners in EU Elections Were Nationalist Parties
The leader of Italy’s right-wing League Party, Matteo Salvini, said populist and nationalist parties will control at least 150 seats in the new 751-seat European Parliament. ECFR (European Council on Foreign Relations) published results of surveys that show most Europeans believe the EU could fall apart within the next two decades. Salvini told RAI state …
China-Italy BRI Deal Could Be as Historic as Marco Polo
In 1271, Marco Polo traveled from his home in Venice to China via the Silk Road. The Travels of Marco Polo had huge influence. Italy is now signing agreements to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. China is investing in a new Venice port and in three other ports in Italy. This can boost trade …