02/03/2020
1. We are all ok. This is a flu, guys, it's not the plague. And to be honest, it is not the hardest flu ever.
2. Italian healthcare is one of the best in the world. And, unbelievable, it is 100% for free. No insurance plan, no credit card. Health in Italy is a a primary right for everyone, even for you when visiting this amazing country.
3. Milan, Rome, Napoli and all the other cities are not controlled by the military police: people live, love, walk and work as usual. Our Health Authorities have made the decision of suspending many activities involving large communities JUST to reduce the risk of contamination. We had across the country more or less 300 positive cases only because we carried out the test over almost 9000 people out of 60 million. in the US you had around 20 cases out of 400 tests over a population of almost 300 million! People who passed away were, unfortunately, seriously sick for other diseases.
4. The real virus we must take care of is ignorance. Ignorance of Italian racism against Chinese people; ignorance of the Italian press, ignorance of the many opinion leaders, ignorance of many Italian politicians, ignorance of the foreigner press.
Spring is close. Summer is not too far. Buy a ticket, book a room and come to Italy. You'll find same sun, same food, same fun. Today it was a fantastic sunny day in Italy.
5. In case a more serious virus will come one day we will take advantage of this experience!!