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FightingIrish

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

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:05 PM

Mar 2020

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 “

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Are there any stories/articles from Italy on how they're faring shopping for food/supplies? [View all] Roland99 Mar 2020 OP

Someone interviewed on CNN said the supermarkets were well-stocked democrattotheend Mar 2020 #1

Just saw some video from one of the hospitals in the hard hit area mucifer Mar 2020 #2

I have been in constant touch with dear friends in Italy. FightingIrish Mar 2020 #3

sounds like prudence instead of hysteria. hysteria is what's developing in the US nt msongs Mar 2020 #4

Just found this.... Roland99 Mar 2020 #5

Interesting you brought this up. I was in a convenient store yesterday, well stocked and normal. LizBeth Mar 2020 #6

I am in the Cincinnati area now. KentuckyWoman Mar 2020 #7

Wow. LizBeth Mar 2020 #8