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Since genome analysis has shown that the Italian strain came from Germany, they were right in denouncing racism against Chinese people living in Italy. Just lik

Since genome analysis has shown that the Italian strain came from Germany, they were right in denouncing racism against Chinese people living in Italy. Just like it's now incorrect to treat Italy like the European Wuhan. I am not sure how you can say the government's response is worse than other countries, where other governments are doing absolutely nothing even after they reached a thousand cases. (BTW the right spelling of your otherwise beautiful nick should be furioterzapi).

fulvioterzapi 7y ago
> they were right in denouncing racism against Chinese people living in Italy. In my opinion there was no actual racism, just common sense measures. That work against any strain. > I am not sure how you can say the government's response is worse than other countries I am thinking of our prime minister, for instance. Two weeks ago he was on TV 16 times in a single day, to denounce the emergency. Then we went into the 'business as usual' phase, and the situation slipped out of hand. Today he was quoting Churchill, and I had the impression that it was more to inflate his ego, rather than to do something useful for the country. All in all I see a very amateurish management of the crisis. > furioterzapi That's a debated point, on live versions of the song you can clearly hear "Fulvio". On the booklet they write "Furio".
- bonzini 7y ago
  Common sense measures include washing your hands, not avoiding Chinese restaurants. But yes, it wasn't perfect. At least there was no generalized denial.
  - skybrian 7y ago
    It seems like we should be reconsidering all restaurant meals? Why take the risk if you can eat at home?
    - humaniania 7y ago
      It lessens the impact on the local economy. Restaurant workers are a generally vulnerable population in the US with little or no PTO and they often have poor access to health care.

fulvioterzapi 7y ago

> they were right in denouncing racism against Chinese people living in Italy. In my opinion there was no actual racism, just common sense measures. That work against any strain. > I am not sure how you can say the government's response is worse than other countries I am thinking of our prime minister, for instance. Two weeks ago he was on TV 16 times in a single day, to denounce the emergency. Then we went into the 'business as usual' phase, and the situation slipped out of hand. Today he was quoting Churchill, and I had the impression that it was more to inflate his ego, rather than to do something useful for the country. All in all I see a very amateurish management of the crisis. > furioterzapi That's a debated point, on live versions of the song you can clearly hear "Fulvio". On the booklet they write "Furio".

bonzini 7y ago
Common sense measures include washing your hands, not avoiding Chinese restaurants. But yes, it wasn't perfect. At least there was no generalized denial.
- skybrian 7y ago
  It seems like we should be reconsidering all restaurant meals? Why take the risk if you can eat at home?
  - humaniania 7y ago
    It lessens the impact on the local economy. Restaurant workers are a generally vulnerable population in the US with little or no PTO and they often have poor access to health care.