Originally Posted by
mcbg1
Wasn't very smart to announced the lockdown in Northern Italy in advance. I'm sure thousands of infected fled to other parts of Italy or Europe.
It wasn't announced
in advance but as soon as they thought it was necessary. People's reaction was what one would expect from us Mediterraneans. Talking about that, there are reports in Greece that people are even renting their dogs to others so that these can legally leave their house: walking one's pet is allowed (se non e' vero, e' ben trovato
)