The Italian strategy is simply to try to prevent running out of ICU beds or at least minimize the number of people that can't get IC in the short-term due to th

The Italian strategy is simply to try to prevent running out of ICU beds or at least minimize the number of people that can't get IC in the short-term due to the current uncontrolled spread. As far as I can tell, what to do long-term is still up to debate, and continuing the lockdown only for higher-risk/older people is certainly an option. Note however that jumping straight to such a differentiated lockdown seems much less likely to work, because behavior changes are easier in a total lockdown with full media and discourse focusing on it, as well as much easier enforcement since you don't have to distinguish the high-risk people.