Pritzker said authorities should have increased the Customs and Border Patrol numbers and medical workers at airports like Chicago's O'Hare but “they did neither of those." ———Alitalia, the Italian airline, is coordinating with Italy's Foreign Ministry to arrange for special flights to allow thousands of Italians to return to Italy. The airline said Sunday said that "it will continue to operate toward some countries that have imposed restrictive measures on Italian citizens and on passengers who have been In Europe." It noted that a special flight was departing Sunday evening for the Maldives. Alitalia will continue to operate two flights daily to New York and to London to allow Italians and foreigners, "many students among them," to return home.

Source: Daily Sun March 15, 2020 09:45 UTC