Are there any stories/articles from Italy on how they're faring shopping for food/supplies?

[Roland99]

I know they’re not as geographically disperse and neighborhood markets are more prevalent vs the big box stores here that serve larger numbers of people.

But are they seeing issues with getting what’s needed under lockdown?

[democrattotheend]

1. Someone interviewed on CNN said the supermarkets were well-stocked

There are pretty strict rules about when you can go and how many people can be in the store at once, but the stores have been well stocked. Still, she tried to stock up so she wouldn't have to go back any time soon, since it took a long time.

[mucifer]

2. Just saw some video from one of the hospitals in the hard hit area

heartbreaking

[FightingIrish]

3. I have been in constant touch with dear friends in Italy.

Their resilience and grace is inspiring. There seems to be much less chaos than we have here with people freaking out over toilet paper. My friends live in a Alba, town in the Piemonte region. Their new hospital has been under construction for twenty years. It was to have finally opened in June but today they announced that it will open immediately as a “COVID hospital “

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETPzmJeUEAEn3X3?format=jpg&name=large

[msongs]

4. sounds like prudence instead of hysteria. hysteria is what's developing in the US nt

[Roland99]

5. Just found this....

American on coronavirus lockdown in Italy: 'It's surreal. It's dystopian.'
"The only way to stop this virus is to limit contagion," Cristina Higgins, who urged people to heed warnings about the virus in a widely shared Facebook post, told NBC News.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/american-coronavirus-lockdown-italy-it-s-surreal-it-s-dystopian-n1155576

The government has banned travel and closed schools and other large gathering places. At the few places that remain open — primarily grocery stores and pharmacies — people must stand at least 3 feet apart to minimize the chance of COVID-19, the illness the coronavirus causes.

Higgins has food and other supplies in her apartment, but her husband makes occasional outings to the supermarket to restock. The usually bustling market only allows a set number of people in at a time so they don't violate the 3-foot rule. When her husband went earlier this week, there were "individuals walking around with face masks looking at each other very suspicious, very scared," Higgins said.

[LizBeth]

6. Interesting you brought this up. I was in a convenient store yesterday, well stocked and normal.

IN grocery store Thursday, well stocked except the damn toilet paper and stuff. I was talking to my brother in Texas, Houston area. He said he went to a large store, Krogers maybe and it was bare. No Bf or other meats. One pkg of a seafood. Expensive seafood like $22 a pound. Little lunch meats. 6 cartons of eggs left and there were people in front of him waiting on a man checking a carton for broken eggs. So he bought some frozen foods. Oh, and little veggie and fruit.

I have not seen that at all in my area. So, I have been wondering. Does it have something to do with location and the people living in those spaces.

I live in progressive blue NW as opposed to his very stoic individuality Texas.

[KentuckyWoman]

7. I am in the Cincinnati area now.

They wiped out every store in the area. Word got out 1 Kroger still had beer and a couple hrs later that was gone too.

I live in a fairly well educated area and the cops had to hang out at the stores to keep people right

[LizBeth]

8. Wow.