A population that skews old is part of it. This site is good for up to date, and fairly detailed numbers about Italy: https://lab24.ilsole24ore.com/coronavirus

A population that skews old is part of it. This site is good for up to date, and fairly detailed numbers about Italy: https://lab24.ilsole24ore.com/coronavirus/ https://lab24.ilsole24ore.com/coronavirus/ They are doing a pretty good job of testing: 4000 yesterday. Oregon, by comparison, has the capacity to test about 40 a day. Edit: also, they are not being "drastic" enough in Italy. Scenes from a ski area: https://ladige.it/news/cronaca/2020/03/07/come-previsto-oggi-folla-impianti-sci-trentino-fugatti-ci-appelliamo?fbclid=IwAR1AUjkRcjG8ESgnzbcFHw3WFTMJlYk304dkXUcQfpFUnveq1iAsZ2sCqGY https://ladige.it/news/cronaca/2020/03/07/come-previsto-oggi... Stay home, or if you want to go out, go for a walk in the woods or something, but don't go where it's crowded.