On the radio & TV & write about Italy, Europe & beyond for CBC. James Beard, UN & NYFests🏆Author Saving Rome. Insta@ megan.thee.italian. Tweets my own.🇮🇹🇨🇦
Apr 13, 2020 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Why are thousands of people in #Italy still getting infected with #coronavirus every day? And hundreds still dying daily after more than a month of lockdown? I am not an expert. This THREAD contains some of the latest information I've learned from experts in Italy. #COVID192/ Because of limited testing, we do not know the total number of people who have been infected with & died of COVID-19 here in Italy. The data we do have seem to indicate a decline of infected & deceased people at a national level.
Apr 2, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
#Covid19 lessons #Italy has learned that can be useful for other countries. I am not an expert; this thread is my own summary of what I have learned from Italian scientists, mayors & authorities. My @CBCNews article on the same topic: cbc.ca/news/covid-19/… #coronavirus
Italy lesson #1 – Don’t wait for the virus to invade your last line of defence -hospitals- when people are already very sick. Health professionals should go out into communities and 'chase' (test, track & treat) the virus before it becomes widespread.
