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Originally Posted by graciegirl
My security measures became more intense after I watched the MSNBC special last night called "The Red Zone" showing people in extremis in hospitals in Italy. Did anyone else see that? I thought I "knew" what was going on. I was so heartbroken when I saw so many people so terribly sick on ventilators and taken care of by ……...what are the words for the dedication and the risk our front line health care people are doing???? I am overwhelmed with their goodness. Thank God for them.
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My niece lives in Italy and when the initial stay at home order came down, they pretty much ignored it. Figured out shopping daily and stopping at friends houses along the way wouldn’t hurt. When more and more died, the authorities clamped down with high fines and people finally listened.
Italy has a huge population of octogenarians (good for them) but they’re hard headed (teste dure) and think they’re impervious and rules don’t apply to them. Couple that with socialized medicine where medical care is hard to come by and there is no surprise the death rate is so high.
Thank goodness the great majority of Americans get the social distancing and stay home orders plus better medical care in general.