Italy has surpassed China as the country with the highest death toll, becoming the epicentre of a shifting pandemic. Governments beyond Italy are now in danger of following the same path, repeating familiar mistakes and inviting similar calamity. And unlike Italy, which navigated uncharted territory for a Western democracy, other governments have less room for excuses. Italian officials, for their part, have defended their response, emphasising that the crisis is unprecedented in modern times. “Should we be here today?”With the benefit of hindsight, Italian officials say certainly not.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2020 02:15 UTC