Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

See earlier comments up thread about chinese slavery illegally brought in to Italy to work in clothing manufacture.

Reading in the Italian press, during the beginning of people getting ill, looks like the first few victims were old and died of complications from their ailments (ailments not illnesses was used) and that one person who died was old and receiving chemotherapy so other receiving chemotherapy would be falling ill too. At that point I started skipping reading the articles as it felt more like hype.

Then the idea of an area being closed yet still has normal internal flights leaving the airports seems odd to me.

There could be a couple;

• Italians probably go out and about more than most other Europeans during the weekend
  
• Italians have a different understanding of personal space than most other Europeans
  
• Northern-Italy is a hotspot for tourism (take Venice & Milan i.e.) so it'll see a lot of traffic and therefore increased risk
  
• Northern-Italy is also the place to be to for any substantial Italian company, so it'll likely see more visitors from abroad in a smaller region compared to other countries
  
• Italy is probably more strict / has started earlier in checking inhabitants and visitors
  
• Not to be neglected, Italians are great in overreacting to a situation as well