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Chinese doctors who helped overcome the coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic, have warned that the confinement being applied in Italy is not enough to contain the virus, and have advised that much more severe measures need to be taken:
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The team of 9 Chinese experts in Milan to assist Italian authorities have strongly criticized the lightness of the restrictions in place and have recommended more rigid measures. so that all people stay at home - the only way, they say, to stop the spread of the virus.
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The measures that have been taken are too loose.
If the way of dealing with this problem is not changed, the virus will continue to circulate, "said Vice President of the Chinese Red Cross, Yang Huichuan at a press conference from Milan.
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Huichuan expressed amazement at the number of people on the street in Milan. “Public transport continues to function, there are many people on the streets and - still - dinners/parties in hotels. In the area hardest hit by the virus, people do not wear masks.” he reproved.
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He also noted that the picture that is now being experienced in Italy, which has already overtaken China in the number of deaths, and particularly in Lombardy, is "very similar" to what was experienced a couple of months ago in Wuhan, focus of the outbreak.
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"Only after a month of complete city closure were hospitals able to really start treating the patients and overcome the peak of the virus" the doctor warned.
He recommended that to end contagions it is necessary "to stop all economic activity and cut the mobility of people."
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He highlighted the importance that all citizens, and not only the authorities and health personnel, get involved in the fight against the virus, and follow "strict closure policies."

"This pandemic will only stop if all the people stay home."

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