Italy

Analysis by country of Iran by Brandon Lin

Majority of European countries were hit by the novel coronavirus, sending the entire continent into a state of lockdown and quarantine. Italy was one of the countries that was hit especially hard by it and caused a chain of policies to be reinforced in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Italy was one of many countries that was hit hard by the novel coronavirus. As the first two cases were reported, the government quickly took action to subdue its spread by first suspending all flights to China.

However, they were unable to test the symptoms of it fast enough, causing the virus to spread at a rapid pace across the nation, eventually making Italy one of the countries with the most number of coronavirus patients.

As the numbers rose, the government began to take action by shutting down public areas and prohibiting large public gatherings, however, this course of action was taken too late as the number of cases skyrocketed over the course of time. To further help prevent the numbers from rising, the government initiated a policy that heavy fines were to be given for any individual that leaves their home for any nonessential reasons. Flights were cancelled in and out of Italy. They issued a policy where a form must be filled stating the reason for traveling. Only those deemed necessary would be allowed access to travel between cities, otherwise they were rejected. To help combat the economic crisis the virus put Italy under, the government invested 25 billion euros to help deal with the economy during the shutdown, where many had filed for unemployment because many areas closed.