Italy has an extremely old population compared to most of the rest of the world, and the initial outbreak was detected in a hospital which didn't help. Apparent

Italy has an extremely old population compared to most of the rest of the world, and the initial outbreak was detected in a hospital which didn't help. Apparently all the deaths there so far have been people over 60 with existing serious health conditions: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/03/italy-elderly-population-coronavirus-risk-covid-19 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/03/italy-elderly-...