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Michael Willis wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:20 pm @Rainmak3r (or any other Italians), how is the situation in Italy now? The media over here in America used to cover it daily since it was one of the early hot zones. There hasn't been much follow up lately; I'm having a hard time finding reliable information about whether the medical facilities there are still overwhelmed, or if things are more under control.

Sorry I missed this (there's no mail notifications for mentions, apparently), so I'm very late to the discussion. The virus hit the North of Italy much harder than it did us in the South, so I had a more limited view of the whole thing. That said, there were reports to dig into the average mortality rate when compared to previous years, which showed how the real numbers were much higher than the ones that were reported (that already showed us as one of the countries with most official deaths, possibly second only to the US). They're opening up the country a bit more, now, but I suspect things will go bad again in a couple of months.

Some good news, as progress is being made in potential treatments,
one of which is mentioned here:

https://www.newsmax.com/us/ivermectin-c ... id/971417/

Lots of practical experience gained the past few months is also beneficial.
It turns out that even ventilators sometimes are a bad option, as they
are hard on the lungs, which may have already been weakened
by the virus.

Some defining knowledge about transmission of the virus
will be gained from cities that have had a full week of daily/nightly protests
and riots, with no regard for limiting the spread of covid.

If there is a major increase in cases with symptoms in those cities,
among the related demographic, they'll be rightly blamed
for re-fueling the outbreak. If there is no huge increase,
then we'll know the lockdown scenario has been a bit misguided.

In any case, newly aquired common sense will help minimize
attacks of flu, pneumonia, and other easily transmitted diseases in general.
We could even see a lower all-causes death rate worldwide
for 2020, because of smarter living.
Cheers

While I like the good news, I still want to wrap up this topic - I'll lock it