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SvennoJ on 20 March 2020
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crissindahouse said:
5986 new cases and 627 new deaths in Italy. And they are already in their homes for so long...

Italy went into total lock down 7 days ago. However now they're going to call in the army to enforce the lock down. It's one thing to tell people to say inside, another for people to actually listen.

Conte is weighing extending the current ban on non-essential activities until at least early May, according to officials who asked not to be named discussing confidential deliberations. The decision depends on factors including the spread of infections and the fact that many Italians aren’t respecting the rules, the officials said.

The government may call in the army to help enforce the restrictions and schools may not reopen before the summer break, the officials added. The further tightening may also include a ban on outdoor sports and on Italians’ “passeggiate,” or strolls, with citizens allowed to leave their homes only for work or health reasons, or for emergencies.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/italy-is-now-world-s-deadliest-hotspot-in-the-virus-pandemic

The government has now agreed that the military can be used to help enforce the lockdown, the president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, told a news conference on Friday.
    "(The request to use the army) has been accepted... and 114 soldiers will be on the ground throughout Lombardy... it is still too little, but it is positive," Fontana said. "Unfortunately we are not seeing a change of trend in the numbers, which are rising."

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/europe/italy-military-coronavirus-intl/index.html


    It's hard to tell how much the measures are helping because of the back log on tests. However the average daily growth factor of the last 7 days is about 1.10, the week before 1.17, week before that 1.23 So it's definitely slowing down a lot despite increasing the number of tests.

    The global average was about 1.16 for the past week, however many countries don't have the test capacity or stopped testing those that are isolated at home already anyway. Italy's growth factor is likely skewed upwards due to catching up and increasing test capacity, while the global growth factor is likely skewed downwards.
    Last edited by SvennoJ - on 20 March 2020