UK Gov figures update brace yourselves, stiff upper lip Brits.

BBC on Italy the graph shows Italian deaths v China and Italy is being hit much harder. I see that as showing that Chna have had previous outbreaks of a parent viruses of COVID-19 that didn't travel far. Thus there are more people who had relative immunity in the Wuhan area. And maybe there are climatic factors in the Lombardy region that favour COVID-19. We truly don't know what we are dealing with, fully.

The link shows Italy has armed military on the streets. It is war! But on the plus side we are fighting a common enemy, the self-isolation is bringing us together.
We are indeed living in interesting times.