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Life under lockdown in Italy: A look at what might be coming to the U.S.

The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak has moved from China to Europe, and within Europe, Italy has been hit the hardest. It struck first in Lombardy, in the north, but the national government has now imposed stringent quarantine regulations on the entire country of 61 million. Augie Kymmel is an American who has lived in Italy for 30 years, and she has filed this report from Cerete, a village in the province of Bergamo, northeast of Milan, not far from the border with Switzerland.

CERETE, BERGAMO, ITALY — Today is Friday, March 13, not an unlucky day in Italy, I woke up feeling more upbeat.

A wide-body Airbus A350 landed last night at Rome Fiumicino with much-needed medical supplies, including precious ventilators and masks, courtesy of the Chinese Red Cross. This morning I found out that not only was it carrying 31 tons of equipment — enough for 30 ICU wards for COVID-19 patients, as reported by China Daily — but also nine expert doctors and nurses with experience in tackling the disease.

If China can provide Italy with urgent medical assistance, Italy will be able help other countries in dire need. In fact, it was widely reported that the Bergamo hospital already shared its emergency model during a video conference with doctors in the U.S. who had participated in the Harvard Medical School Surgical Leadership Program.

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