Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic

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The coronavirus seems to affect older people at a higher rate than others and Italy has one of the oldest populations in the world.
idk about their healthcare system but their government is usually panned for incompetence

Their health care system is generally rated as pretty good but their government is one of the most corrupt in the developed world, which typically leads to failures in many other areas.
 

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Their health care system is generally rated as pretty good but their government is one of the most corrupt in the developed world, which typically leads to failures in many other areas.
There are 3 additional reasons:
- population density in Northern Italy
- globalization of Milan as an economic and financial center
- cultural norms - Italians touch each other much more than Nordic or East Asian nations...

We have the anti-corruption party in government in Italy, at least declaratively, but the government of Lombardy is of the opposing party so there was initially a lot of friction and finger pointing.
Healthcare is regional.



The first Italian patient was taken just yesterday out of intensive care unit. He's 38 years old, running marathons for hobby...
He was attached to the respiratory machines for more than 2 weeks.
When 10% of corona virus patients need intensive care for weeks, the system gets so overbooked that Italian reanimation anesthesiologist sosiety issued horrendous guidelines to give advantage to younger patients in ICUs...
 

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There are 3 additional reasons:
- population density in Northern Italy
- globalization of Milan as an economic and financial center
- cultural norms - Italians touch each other much more than Nordic or East Asian nations...

We have the anti-corruption party in government in Italy, at least declaratively, but the government of Lombardy is of the opposing party so there was initially a lot of friction and finger pointing.
Healthcare is regional.



The first Italian patient was taken just yesterday out of intensive care unit. He's 38 years old, running marathons for hobby...
He was attached to the respiratory machines for more than 2 weeks.
When 10% of corona virus patients need intensive care for weeks, the system gets so overbooked that Italian reanimation anesthesiologist sosiety issued horrendous guidelines to give advantage to younger patients in ICUs...
A 38 year old that runs marathons ended up in the icu on mechanical ventilation :ohhh:



we all fukked brehs:wtf:

I’m in my mid 30s and workout a few times a week and eat fruits and veggies daily. This shyt might take me out:damn::damn:
 

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A 38 year old that runs marathons ended up in the icu on mechanical ventilation :ohhh:



we all fukked brehs:wtf:

I’m in my mid 30s and workout a few times a week and eat fruits and veggies daily. This shyt might take me out:damn::damn:

It was like a week after the marathon, so his immune system was probably low... they loose a lot of weight doing it...
 
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