Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to the entire country

Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by hef19898 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:03AM (#22534147)

So doctors work overtime during situations like this. Surprise. My problem with these reports is that they have a tendency to spread fear, especially the way the are presented. They also undermine trust in public information which only makes it harder to implement measures, in turn making it harder to contain the virus.

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by bonzini on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:07AM (#22534438)

Orthopedists being reallocated to treating pneumonias goes a little beyond "working overtime".

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by hef19898 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:19AM (#22534472)

But orthopedists can support hospitals elsewhere, freeing up proper resources for for stuff like pneumonia. It is not that because of corona nothing else happens at hospitals.

Also, pretty much in line emergency handling. There is a reason why national emergencies are getting declared. It is the sesantional, alarmist way this stuff is reported that is driving me mad. We should all stay calm and follow guidelines. Instead people buy toilet paper (still just finny) and masks (where gets less funny pretty fast). This kind of reporting, amplified by social media, is a huge part of the problem.

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by pfdietz on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @08:14AM (#22534735)

May I suggest you suppress the internal panic that is leading you to deny reality?

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by hef19898 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @08:37AM (#22534857)

Stop projecting, ok? We are following the guidelines. No unnecessary travel, frequent hand washing, keep physical contact like hand shaking down.

We also have quite some stock of necessities at home, but that isn't any different from, say, last November or any other random months before the virus outbreak. Is it serious? Sure it is. Are we at Black Death levels? NO, and nobody says we ever will be there. I am also rather happy with the general way authorities are handling the situation. Sure, it could be improved here and there, especially at the messaging and side and by aligning policies.

Two things to note so: - When you are not old without any preconditions, your personal risk of complications is rather low. And no, I don't care about one guy being interviewed by whom ever. - Even during the Black Death panic didn't help

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by jonplackett on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:42AM (#22534577)

Refusing to acknowledge a clearly dangerous and unusual situation will ultimately cause much more damage and panic.

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by plutonorm on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:49AM (#22534607)

We need more fear, not less. Fear will save lives.

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by mytherin on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @09:21AM (#22535187)

Not necessarily. Excess panic can easily create more destruction than the disease ever would have. Look at the hospital that was burned down in Iran because of misinformation about the coronavirus.

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by plutonorm on Thursday March 12, 2020 @06:57AM (#22555498)

Fair point. But you do need a bit of fear. What we have at the moment is complete denial and it's dangerous. Although that does seem to be changing in the last few days.

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