Italy and Coronavirus

Still difficult to comprehend how this could happen from one person from Wuhan. I cant understand. Alberto I give you much credit for being strong in the middle of hell.

 

Our family in Turin is still isolating themselves. Only out for food and a brief walk. Still very stressful, but they are coping.

 

As with all of Italy I also wish your family well. I said to my wife an hour ago that when we ever get back there , I know I will cry. Really miss her and the people.

 

Thank you Albert and best wishes for you and yours...

 

Thank you Albert. I hope that I can meet you when we visit Italy in September..we are still planning to come. I heard from the M.O. in Milano that they expect to begin to re-open in May and be fully opened in June. For the hotel we have booked on Lake Como, they are expecting a June 1 re-open. Of course, a lot can happen between now and then. I am sad to state that our friends who own the villa in Pietrasanta that we rent have had two deaths in their family. They live in Roma. We send to you and all of our friends in Italy our kindest regards and best wishes for good health.

 

Hopefully calming down soon. And yes rental car is awesome to go at your own pace, beautiful scenery, and you can stop off where ever you want.

 

Good news. We hope you and your family are all doing well.

 

Luckily the news is getting better everyday. Hope you are feeling better also.

 

Auguri Auguri Italia, I am very happy for the easing of restrictions for all of you . But I know there is a cautious road ahead , which I am sure you all are aware of in keeping your long awaited freedom. God bless you .

 

Yes, I have been monitoring these numbers closely, and Italy has suceeded now, after a heavy price in death numbers (officially 29.079 dead yesterday at the end of the afternoon, but who knows exactly how many, taken in consideration those who died at home, etc...).
BUT now, the biggest challenge is how to "de-quarantine" in good order, so as not to have a "second wave"...

And don't get me wrong: no nationalistic consideration whatsoever here: it is exactly the same problem here in France: "de-quarantine" is supposed to start on May 11th, but I shall not; I will remain quarantined at least until June 2nd, and perhaps even later (No worry: my quarantine conditions are excellent).

Alberto knows how worried I am about what we both love the most: living the good life, enjoying lunch or dinner with friends; most restaurants, trattorias, etc...will be very hard pressed to survive two months without income, and probably more than two months...are there any business than can live without turnover for more than that? I fear that some part of our "former life" will be left in shambles...

Rgds

 

I was under the impression that "some" deaths at home might have not been taken into account yet?

Rgds

 

As for people who died at home, here the answer is "no-one knows yet"; they will mission a task-force to check all the death certificates, starting January 1st; estimation is that there might be as much as 9.000 more , which would make 25.000 + 9.000 = 34.000.

Yes, cats are doing their best to stay the same; the little family is 12 days old now; mother and the four kitten are going well and strong; they all have eyes open by now...the fun will start soon...
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One of the little girls just opening her eyes to the wide, wide world, yesterday...

As for the father (of at least one of the four: cat litters may have several different fathers...) he doesn't care much; it's spring time, he has so many things to do.
He just comes for some food, usually very early in the morning, just after the break of day; sometimes he doesn't even have time to come to the house, eats in the garden and then disappears..."sorry, but spring time, I have so many things to do"...that guy does not care about quarantine, believe me..
Comes autumn and winter, then he will spent a lot of time inside, sleeping by the fire, getting fat again...ready for next spring.
Big, strong, country cat..."King of the Cats", taking care of his empire...happy fellow.

Rgds
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Wow October 2019. China is no ones friend

 

No country has friends, I learned this at school with my English history lessons:
"We (= England) have no eternal Allies, and we have no perpetual Enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow".
Henty John Temple, Lord Palmeston, Speech to the House of Commons , 1848.

Re-used again by our former President Charles de Gaulle more than a hundred years later: "La France n'a pas d'amis ou d'ennemis, elle n'a que des intérêts".

Rgds