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afroniger:
Hello, what are you talking about? At the last count, America has over 60 confirmed cases of Corona Virus, while next door Mexico just experienced its first yesterday (through the same italy). Canada has 14 so far.

You are very ignorant.
US purposely went and brought her citizens back from where they were affected. Most of them came with military aircraft under very strict quarantine and they are in military bases.
That is a country that cares and values the life of every of its citizens.
The other few cases, if you understand the vast influx of people of from all over the into the US on daily bases when compared to other countries you mentioned, then you would be ashamed of what you just wrote.

eduman365:
Speak for yourself bro. Apart from Covid-19, Italy is under a serious economic crisis. Not everyone in Nigeria is desperate to go to Europe cos they don't pick money on the floor anywhere.

Nigerians love their lives, we're not as stupid as you think.

There are many African countries that are far better than all this Southern European countries like Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece etc. The problem with Africans is they have been brainwashed through centuries of being subjected to the ideology of white supremacy whether directly or indirectly.

Though Italy had no borders with China where the Coronavirus is affecting the worst, Italy is bearing the brunt. This means the virus can spread to any part of the world. The world economy is in crisis. The stock markets world over are falling. World Bank Institutes ( https://gkchronicle.com/economy/World-bank-group-of-institutions.php ) and IMF should take some measures so that the economic melt down can be avoided.

RaptorX:
There are many African countries that are far better than all this Southern European countries like Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece etc. The problem with Africans is they have been brainwashed through centuries of being subjected to the ideology of white supremacy whether directly or indirectly.

True bro.

Bastards.

betterpikinn:
Italians, Germans and Asians are the most racist and wicked people on earth.

That Bastąrd Italian man came purposely to spread the disease. I don't care what anyone says about that.


The most annoying thing is the uselessness and carelessness of Nigerian government.

WHY DIDN'T THOSE BASTARDS QUARANTINE HIM FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE RELEASING HIM?

THIS IS WHAT SAUDI IS DOING. ANYONE COMING FROM INFECTED COUNTRY IS AUTOMATICALLY QUARANTINED WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

THIS COUNTRY IS CURSED!

Your own country may be cursed buy mine isn't.
Pls try to say or claim positive even when the situation turns otherwise.

Okoroawusa:
Don't... don't...I repeat... don't refer to your fellow black man as a "nigger"...I don't care how you spell it.

If you aint then you could be worse for calling out a tribe in a post that doesn't even relate..who else thinks this nigga is a confussionist? Your ID speaks even more.

Italians are the most inhumane racists in the world. They have no pint of love for others, especially blacks.
I believe the corona virus by Italians spread are premeditated.

They are very wicked people.

I'm suspecting the Pope have been tested positive but just kept in the loop while medication is on going. Why else will he cancel his official duty.

Germi9:
If you aint then you could be worse for calling out a tribe in a post that doesn't even relate..who else thinks this nigga is a confussionist? Your ID speaks even more.

Iji aru? IPOB abulugo a tribe okwaya?

Okoroawusa:
Iji aru? IPOB abulugo a tribe okwaya?

My guy go and sit down..did they originate from sky?

betterpikinn:
Italians, Germans and Asians are the most racist and wicked people on earth.

That Bastąrd Italian man came purposely to spread the disease. I don't care what anyone says about that.


The most annoying thing is the uselessness and carelessness of Nigerian government.

WHY DIDN'T THOSE BASTARDS QUARANTINE HIM FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE RELEASING HIM?

THIS IS WHAT SAUDI IS DOING. ANYONE COMING FROM INFECTED COUNTRY IS AUTOMATICALLY QUARANTINED WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

THIS COUNTRY IS CURSED!

Don't say this near Yoruba Muslims o
THE COUNTRY IS FINE AND WORKING

Okoroawusa:
Na IPOB.

Anything Trump does is okay by them even though they have never been to America their whole life.

Ewu if you no get anything reasonable to talk shut ur trash
You nko anything buhari,fulni herdsmen and co does is good

sonnie10:
You are very ignorant.
US purposely went and brought her citizens back from where they were affected. Most of them came with military aircraft under very strict quarantine and they are in military bases.
That is a country that cares and values the life of every of its citizens.
The other few cases, if you understand the vast influx of people of from all over the into the US on daily bases when compared to other countries you mentioned, then you would be ashamed of what you just wrote.

You dey mind am?
When you know very well that some humans reason with their ANUS

betterpikinn:
Italians, Germans and Asians are the most racist and wicked people on earth.

That Bastąrd Italian man came purposely to spread the disease. I don't care what anyone says about that.


The most annoying thing is the uselessness and carelessness of Nigerian government.

WHY DIDN'T THOSE BASTARDS QUARANTINE HIM FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE RELEASING HIM?

THIS IS WHAT SAUDI IS DOING. ANYONE COMING FROM INFECTED COUNTRY IS AUTOMATICALLY QUARANTINED WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

THIS COUNTRY IS CURSED!

So the witches of your village follow u come Nairaland? You and your misinformation about govt efforts need to be quarantined...Olodo

No tourism, no money!

Coronavirus: Italian economy takes a body blow


03-01-2020

By Andrew Walker
BBC World Service economics correspondent


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Milan's Duomo square is seeing far fewer visitors


Italy was the first European country to report a major surge in cases of the coronavirus, with numbers quickly climbing into the hundreds.

The authorities have responded with travel restrictions in the north of the country that are bound to hit the economy.

So far, a number of towns in Lombardy in northern Italy have been locked down, with very limited numbers of people being allowed in or out.

That matters, because northern Italy is the country's industrial powerhouse. Lombardy alone accounts for 40% of Italian industrial output. Milan is Italy's key centre for finance and a range of other services.

Milan is not one of the areas covered by the shutdown. But even so, major tourist and cultural sites such as the cathedral (the Duomo) and the opera house La Scala have been closed.

Milan is also one of the world's major fashion centres. Fashion Week in late February did survive - after a fashion, as it were - but it was affected. For instance, Giorgio Armani's collection was shown without an audience.

Had the coronavirus arrived a few weeks earlier, it seems likely there would have been much more disruption to this major event in Milan's calendar.

There is some debate about whether the response in Lombardy has been too aggressive. But it is certainly true that public perceptions, well founded or not, translate into decisions about whether to travel or go out that have a real impact on businesses.

Persistent problem
Italy has struggled with persistently slow growth for many years. So could this health crisis be the factor that tips the country into another recession?

By any measure, the Italian economy is in a bad way.

In 2019, total production of goods and services was approximately the same as it was 15 years earlier. What's more, it was still 4% below the level it reached in 2007, just before the financial crisis.

Unemployment is also a persistent problem, especially among young people. The unemployment rate among under-25s is 28.9%, with only Spain and Greece having higher figures in the EU.

In the last two years, Italy has also had to contend with weaker global growth and a slowdown in international trade. In the final quarter of last year, GDP fell by 0.3%.

Prof Roberto Perotti of Bocconi University in Milan says more of the same is now in prospect:

"GDP will almost certainly shrink this quarter as well, so Italy will technically be in a recession [often defined as two consecutive quarters of declining GDP]. It will probably shrink for the whole year," he says.

Tourism woes
It is true that even without the virus, another contraction in the current quarter would have been a distinct possibility. But the odds have strengthened now that economic activity will be hit by the health crisis.

How severe it will be for Italy obviously depends on the unknowable (at this stage) course of the disease.

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Skiing season is facing disruption in Italy

How it affects tourism will be an important factor. This is not the main season, apart from skiing in the mountains. The areas affected so far are not the main tourist areas. But as the summer approaches and if the virus spreads to other areas of Italy, that could change.

Already some flights to northern Italy have been cancelled. EasyJet, for example, said it was a response to "softening demand" - in other words, people choosing not to go there.

Prof Perotti thinks that tourist numbers will go to almost zero in the near future. And even if the virus problem goes away by the summer, the industry won't quickly get back to normal. "Tourism," he says, "has a long memory."

He thinks the overall impact on Italy will depend to a large extent on how the big economies react, notably the US and Germany.

The message from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is: "It's time to stop the panic." He has called on the national broadcaster to tone down its coverage.

Financial squeeze
One consequence of Italy's protracted sluggishness has been stretched government finances. Its government debt is equivalent to 133% of GDP.

In the EU, only Greece exceeds that figure. EU rules for the government finances set a target of 60% or less. Several other countries are above that threshold, but Greece and Italy stand out. So Italy could really do without additional stress on its government finances.

Prof Perotti thinks the virus could aggravate that problem: "The direct cost of the health intervention, I don't think is huge. Now if there is a big recession, the lost revenue from that will be a big issue."

Weaker economic activity will mean less tax revenue. Prof Perotti thinks the government will use it as an excuse to get more leeway in the continuing discussions that Italy is having with the European Commission about getting its finances into line with the rules.

But Italy probably can't expect very much help from monetary policy, which is in the hands of the European Central Bank. Interest rates are already very low: one of the ECB's main rates is below zero. In any event, Prof Perotti thinks it will only act if "things get very ugly for the whole of the eurozone".

At the moment, Italy looks like the economy most exposed to the consequences of the new coronavirus and one with many other pre-existing challenges. But if the spread continues, then Italy might not look like such a special case for long.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51650974

babamadiba:
Any Italian found anywhere around should be eliminated. Haba!

in what way Watch your tongue and the thing that come out of ur brain... Shey na war na

Commentor:
What of a slovakian who Serbian who had some holiday time in Italy?

The point I think he's driving home is that all those disembarking from a flight from Italy regardless of their nationality should be quarantined on arrival.

Alanpoza007:
The point I think he's driving home is that all those disembarking from a flight from Italy regardless of their nationality should be quarantined on arrival.

And I ask this question;

You mean any passenger coming from Europe and Asia would be kept in a holding facility upon arrival?

This would include pilots and air service crew right?

So on the average you would detain 2 thousand people daily for 14 days?

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Commentor:
And I ask this question;

You mean any passenger coming from Europe and Asia would be kept in a holding facility upon arrival?

This would include pilots and air service crew right?

So on the average you would detain 2 thousand people daily for 14 days?

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sonnie10:
You are very ignorant.
US purposely went and brought her citizens back from where they were affected. Most of them came with military aircraft under very strict quarantine and they are in military bases.
That is a country that cares and values the life of every of its citizens.
The other few cases, if you understand the vast influx of people of from all over the into the US on daily bases when compared to other countries you mentioned, then you would be ashamed of what you just wrote.

Liar.

Provide just one link that suggests this.

What is wrong with you people?

Would you die if you don't lie?

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Commentor:
Liar.

Provide just one link that suggests this.

What is wrong with you people?

Would you die if you don't lie?

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Commentor:
Liar.

Provide just one link that suggests this.

What is wrong with you people?

Would you die if you don't lie?

Why not you ask me to come and buy common TV for you to listen to news?
You are asking for link regarding something that was televised for the public. They even showed people the military bases in Texas and California where those people were taken to.

sonnie10:
Why not you ask me to come and buy common TV for you to listen to news?
You are asking for link regarding something that was televised for the public. They even showed people the military bases in Texas and California where those people were taken to.

Stop lying.

A simple news link would have saved you all the nonsense you are typing.

Military bla bla bla.

Commentor:
Stop lying.

A simple news link would have saved you all the nonsense you are typing.

Military bla bla bla.

I see that you are too slow to reason or act. A simple google search is enough to address your curiosity.
I can’t spoon feed an idiot.

sonnie10:
I see that you are too slow to reason or act. A simple google search is enough to address your curiosity.
I can’t spoon feed an idiot.

Why bring your father into this discussion?

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Commentor:
Stop lying.

A simple news link would have saved you all the nonsense you are typing.

Military bla bla bla.

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Commentor:
Why bring your father into this discussion?

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Prevent yourself from contacting this virus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQVeltSBNg

Commentor:
Why bring your father into this discussion?

Agboro. All of a sudden you have started running mad. Maybe you honestly thought it was my responsibility to cure you of your ignorance and pitiful state of mind

Commentor:
And I ask this question;

You mean any passenger coming from Europe and Asia would be kept in a holding facility upon arrival?

This would include pilots and air service crew right?

So on the average you would detain 2 thousand people daily for 14 days?

Where did you see in my assertion that I'm talking about all flights from the entire Europe and Asia? That would mean over 100 countries.There are high risk countries such as China, South Korea, Iran and Italy. These are the ones I'm referring to. Flights from these countries into Nigeria should be restricted to perhaps once a week and upon arrival, all passengers on board quarantined for say 14 days. It's not rocket science. Other countries like Saudi and even South Africa are following this model. We can if we're serious.

Alanpoza007:
Where did you see in my assertion that I'm talking about all flights from the entire Europe and Asia? That would mean over 100 countries.There are high risk countries such as China, South Korea, Iran and Italy. These are the ones I'm referring to. Flights from these countries into Nigeria should be restricted to perhaps once a week and upon arrival, all passengers on board quarantined for say 14 days. It's not rocket science. Other countries like Saudi and even South Africa are following this model. We can if we're serious.

I'm in South Africa as we speak and I can tell you that this is not true.