2000 in Italy with Coronavirus

What the..? Not sure if that is a typo in article. Not sure how that can be accurate, but who knows.


Mauritius holds Italian plane amid coronavirus fears

In Italy, 11 northern towns are under lockdown, after more than 2,000 residents tested positive. Five people have died.

https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/crr7mlg0d2wt/italy?fbclid=IwAR2ATPoAjbwmxkzbhQ8Eu3Q3azFV87T0yBQo1yFGnjRapH8NBXuvu3kMyQ8

I agree. BBC is normally reputable. Would be a shame to see a bad mistake like that. If it's legit, they have a some good reporters on it, lol.   

This article says 229...

The Coronavirus Stalls Milan, Italy’s Economic Engine
Milan is not a closed city, but it is a drastically slowed one, after a spike of cases in the region, raising anxiety about a broader slowdown.




The Piazza Gae Aulenti, a business district in Milan, was all but deserted on Monday.
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By Jason Horowitz
Feb. 24, 2020
Updated 6:27 p.m. ET


MILAN — The landmark Duomo Cathedral, its spires towering over Milan, is closed. So are La Scala, Italy’s premier opera house, and the city’s universities and schools. Bars are shuttered at the sacred aperitivo hour. The usually buzzing streets, trams, restaurants and shops are all eerily empty.
Private companies, including the insurance giant Generali, the bank UniCredit, and the fashion brand Armani, have adopted to varying degrees a “smart working” policy — that is, working from home.
“This week everything seems to have completely stopped,” Leonardo Miri, 48, an IBM employee said after being turned away from company headquarters because the receptionist told him no one was there. “If the north of Italy stops, Italy stops.”
Milan is not a closed city, but it is a drastically slowed one after Italy experienced a surge in coronavirus cases concentrated mostly, though not exclusively, around Milan, Italy’s economic engine, cultural capital and most dynamic city.
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While Milan is far from panicked, there is a growing anxiety, if not about the virus’s spread, then of its broader impact on the city’s life and economy — and of the drag a hobbled Lombardy region could have on the rest of Italy’s fragile economy.
The effects of the virus are widening. Ten smaller Lombard towns to Milan’s south have been locked down. An 11th town, to the east, was added to the list on Monday. The number of cases in Italy continued to multiply, reaching 229, with at least six deaths, all of older people already in declining health.

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Even before the eruption of cases, the virus was wreaking havoc across the wealthy and industrial north, where Milan sits. Now, a broader economic impact is taking shape.
“It’s obvious that these crises happening in these days will inevitably have an impact on the Italian economy,” said Marco Barbieri, secretary general of Confcommercio Milan, the city’s top commercial organization.
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Milan alone represents 10 percent of the Italian economy, he said, and the Lombardy region more than double that. The stock market in Milan plunged by more than five percent at closing on Monday over fears of what may be in store if the virus spreads.



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Tourists from South Korea at the closed front doors of the Duomo di Milano.
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Three weeks ago, Mr. Barbieri estimated, the virus was forecast to shave 0.3 percent off the Italy’s gross domestic product.
The Coronavirus Outbreak
What do you need to know? Start here.
Updated Feb. 10, 2020
What is a Coronavirus?
It is a novel virus named for the crown-like spikes that protrude from its surface. The coronavirus can infect both animals and people, and can cause a range of respiratory illnesses from the common cold to more dangerous conditions like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.
How contagious is the virus?
According to preliminary research, it seems moderately infectious, similar to SARS, and is possibly transmitted through the air. Scientists have estimated that each infected person could spread it to somewhere between 1.5 and 3.5 people without effective containment measures.
Where has the virus spread?
The virus originated in Wuhan, China, and has sickened tens of thousands of people in China and at least two dozen other countries.
How worried should I be?
While the virus is a serious public health concern, the risk to most people outside China remains very low, and seasonal flu is a more immediate threat.
Who is working to contain the virus?
World Health Organization officials have praised China’s aggressive response to the virus by closing transportation, schools and markets. This week, a team of experts from the W.H.O. arrived in Beijing to offer assistance.
What if I’m traveling?
The United States and Australia are temporarily denying entry to noncitizens who recently traveled to China and several airlines have canceled flights.
How do I keep myself and others safe?
Washing your hands frequently is the most important thing you can do, along with staying at home when you’re sick.





That number is now expected to be much worse for Italy, the European Union’s slowest growing economy, because the government has now further tightened restrictions on economic activity and the movement of people.
For relief, the government said it would offer the locked-down towns measures similar to those enacted during earthquakes, like the suspension of tax payments.
The decision in late January to block flights from China, along with the havoc the virus sowed in China, has also disrupted supply chains for Italian businesses that depend on parts from China or on markets there. Mr. Barbieri estimated profits to be off by 20 percent for companies with import-export ties to China.
On Monday evening, the usually bustling and trendy Chinatown section of the city, where business had already declined over virus fears, was nearly deserted, as local ordinances required cafes and bars to close at 6 p.m.
“The situation we are experiencing is certainly worrying,” Giorgio Armani, the fashion designer and a cornerstone of Milan’s fashion industry, wrote in an email. He said that he felt a responsibility to close all of his company’s offices and plants in Italy and adopt the region’s precautionary measures.

Pixie; I think it was a typo - everything else I could find said 150 and up (depending on if today/yest etc) so pretty sure it should have read 200 not 2000.

OR they stated the real number and we're again dealing with a 10x 'official' released numbers...?!?! SO hoping it's a typo!!!

LOL

On Twitter there are multiple references to 200 testing positive, none with 2000. PHEW.

One that came up - https://wlos.com/news/entertainment/paramount-halts-mission-impossible-shoot-over-new-virus

(And Pixie - you've got company. Valium here. :-) )

Got my anxiety tamped down,now an Advil and a fexeril for that burning poker in my neck,too much screen time these days. By this time of night, reflecting on all the developments I feel shot.

The nightly world news said 53 tested positive in the U.S,