Italian Virologist says fears over racism prevented Italy from quick response to Covid-19

[Deleted User 1074]

He says the Italian government lagged at first. It was "lazy in the beginning... too much politics in Italy."
"There was a proposal to isolate people coming from the epicenter, coming from China," he said. "Then it became seen as racist, but they were people coming from the outbreak." That, he said, led to the current devastating situation.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/18/euro ... down-intl/

[Della]

Isn't that what happened in the US?

[AngelicUnicorn]

Isn't that what happened in the US?

IDK, but I do know Trump was saying it all was a hoax, which would certainly be a valid explanation for what is happening now.

[29again]

I was told by someone here that it was a not a directive from the national government, so it really means nothing. It's basically an anecdote. But I wonder if that will change now that CNN is reporting it.

[Lemons]

More importantly, what led to our devastation? We need to make sure we are quicker to respond if this happens again and that no one ever uses the word hoax for political reasons again.

[Della]

Isn't that what happened in the US?

IDK, but I do know Trump was saying it all was a hoax, which would certainly be a valid explanation for what is happening now.

He has handled this worse than Jimmy Carter or Mr. Magoo could have, but he didn't call the novel Coronavirus itself a hoax.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump ... ly-remark/

[Deleted User 876]

Isolating/denying entry to people who happen to be Chinese because they are travelling from the epicenter of an outbreak is NOT racist. They are being isolated/denied BECAUSE OF THE DISEASE, not because of their race. People need to get a flipping grip.

[AngelicUnicorn]

Isn't that what happened in the US?

IDK, but I do know Trump was saying it all was a hoax, which would certainly be a valid explanation for what is happening now.

He has handled this worse than Jimmy Carter or Mr. Magoo could have, but he didn't call the novel Coronavirus itself a hoax.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump ... ly-remark/

Jimmy Carter was pretty bad as President. It shows Trump has no idea what the hell he is doing as far as handling this crisis. He is just as scared as the rest of us. I’m like dude, you have advisors, figure this shit out and lead.

Thank you for that link. I’ve been trying to remember when I heard him say it was a hoax, just I haven’t had time to dig in and search for it.

[Della]

IDK, but I do know Trump was saying it all was a hoax, which would certainly be a valid explanation for what is happening now.

He has handled this worse than Jimmy Carter or Mr. Magoo could have, but he didn't call the novel Coronavirus itself a hoax.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump ... ly-remark/

Jimmy Carter was pretty bad as President. It shows Trump has no idea what the hell he is doing as far as handling this crisis. He is just as scared as the rest of us. I’m like dude, you have advisors, figure this shit out and lead.

Problem is he believes he does know what he's doing. The only thing Trump is worried or scared about is not having another four years and being a "LOSER". Why else has he continually downplayed this situation? He doesn't want to listen to people who don't pat him on the back and sing his praises. He's not a leader. He's a reality star playing pretend.