ROME – Italy and the United States are a contrast to how they have dealt with the pandemic.
Italy, the first country to be hit hard after the spread of the virus beyond China’s borders and after some initial false steps, the country took decisive action. Italy’s national closure was the first in Europe in peacetime and was stricter and lasted longer than in other countries. regulations were largely enforced through the police with force to impose fines.
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The leaders followed the same mask and social estating regulations as everyone else, as Italian factories began manufacturing fans, mask and other protective equipment. Each time an instance organization appeared, the domain was temporarily quarantined and patients were cared for through a relaxed audience. fitness system.
More importantly, the Italians have followed the rules.
“In Italy, we would probably have a reputation for being a country of disorganized rule offenders, but the fact is that other people tend to stick to the recommendations of their doctors,” said Giovanni Sebastiani, researcher and member of the Italian National Research. Council. ” Our blockade for a long time, we only reopened in pressurized steps, and almost everyone did what they were supposed to do. “
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Italy, a country of 60 million inhabitants, the first in the world to have 200,000 official cases of coronavirus (April 28) and the first to record 30,000 deaths (May 7). But until the end of May, the daily infection rate had increased from more than 5,000 to 3 figures below – and for the maximum component remained there until last month.
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Now, as is the case in peak European countries, COVID-19 infections in Italy are expanding and the country has surpassed 10,000 new infections on Friday, breaking its daily record for positive testing The World Health Organization warned that the virus is spiraling. control point in Europe and that the region has reached a turning point by involving a momentary wave of coronavirus.
In recent days, infection rates have risen to more than 14,000 in Spain, almost 20,000 in the UK and almost 30,000 in France, all well above their spring spikes. The United States has averaged between 50,000 and 60,000 instances consistent with the day since the beginning of October, according to the COVID Monitoring Project. The United States has recorded about 8 million cases and more than 217,000 deaths.
However, before this month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany is the leading European country to have had the utmost success in restricting the spread of the virus, warning her compatriots that they opposed holidays in Europe’s high-risk regions, but said there was no challenge. for them to Italy, where he said the government “acted with wonderful caution. “
Meanwhile, the Italians denied with their heads to États-Unis. La reports, the politicization of mask use, asymmetrical application and application of state-to-state coronavirus rules, non-compliance with fitness rules on beaches, parks and political gatherings, and President Donald Trump dealt with his own CASE of COVID-19 by downplaying the severity of the disease that were difficult for many Italians to perceive.
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“The Italians have admired the United States, but what is happening now makes us look in disbelief,” said Flavio Chiapponi, a politologist at the University of Pavia in northern Italy. “In the early days of the pandemic, we learned our classes through trial and error, which is why it affected us so much.
“We expected other countries to be informed of what we went through, but that didn’t happen in many countries,” the United States added,” Chiapponi said.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte promised that the country would not face a national blockade.
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“We are much more prepared now than in March and April,” said Giorgio Palu, professor emeritus of microbiology at the University of Padua and former president of the European Society of Virology. “Hospitals are ready and testing is much more widespread. We are what we are dealing with. “
Many in Italy that insufficient testing in the first few weeks has resulted in a large case count, meaning that rates in March and April would exceed existing rates.
This week, the government imposed new restrictions on social events in houses, restaurants, school activities and even weddings. Earlier this month, a decree was passed requiring the use of the mask even outdoors and away from others. The first time he took office on January 31, it has now extended to its first anniversary, giving the government the strength to temporarily block neighborhoods or cities where it is justified.
The vast majority of Italians agree to wear masks, according to a survey published in the summer by Imperial College London. This study showed that about 85% of Italians said they were “very” or “quite” willing to wear a mask if begged. to do so, the highest rate among the European countries studied.
As the infection rate increased from September, the city’s cafes and squares were full of news, but cautiously positive citizens said they had lost confidence in the government.
“I feel that the country’s leaders have sent a clear, united and consistent message about the coronavirus, unlike the stage here,” said Molly Gage, a mother of two from Pittsburgh, but founded in Rome for thirteen years. “In Italy, the pandemic is treated as a public fitness problem, that’s what it is. It’s hard for everyone, but one thing that makes things a little less difficult is knowing that everything you can do here is being done. “
Alessandra Bernero, COVID-19 employee for 4 weeks in March and April, had a similar opinion.
“When I wake up, the first thing I do is look on my phone for the latest data on infections, deaths and hospitalizations,” he said. “A few months ago I was more comfortable than I am now, but I know we’re paying attention and taking the challenge seriously. We’ll have to continue until the virus goes away or there’s a vaccine. “