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yaesu

(8,020 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:43 AM Mar 2020

Italy is getting hit hard by covid compared to other countries, I think its population age has a lot

to do with it. They have the second oldest population in the world, we are not far behind in that statistic. Japan has the oldest population so if it gets out of control there it could be even worse than Italy.

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS

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Italy is getting hit hard by covid compared to other countries, I think its population age has a lot (Original Post) yaesu Mar 2020 OP

Also, they are aggressively testing people. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #1

I suspect that it has more to do with what I've read/heard about Italy and the U.S. being two abqtommy Mar 2020 #2

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)

1. Also, they are aggressively testing people.

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Mon Mar 9, 2020, 09:45 AM

Mar 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

2. I suspect that it has more to do with what I've read/heard about Italy and the U.S. being two

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Mon Mar 9, 2020, 12:22 PM

Mar 2020

of the countries that have done the least to prepare for, or put policies in place for, dealing with COVID-19...

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