ROME, March 21 — Loads of people have been wondering why the beautiful Mediterranean country has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Experts list a range of reasons — from Italy’s relatively high age to its strained healthcare system to some old fashioned bad luck — that...
The Palazzo Marino building is seen iluminated with the colours of the Italian flag as the spread of coronavirus disease continues, in Milan, Italy March 20, 2020. — Reuters pic
But other countries will want to examine each of these factors and address them through various preventive measures in their bids to avoid becoming the next Italy. Yet Japan’s median age of 47.3 makes it an even older nation than Italy — and it has just 35 officially registered deaths.
“If other countries are not going to react in exactly the right way, they are going to become Italy,” said Mounk.General view of a Moschino store in Milan as the spread of coronavirus disease continues. Milan, Italy March 21, 2020. — Reuters pic “We try to do our best for everyone, while doing an extra something for those who have better chances.”
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