
Originally Posted by
Lourdes
I am in Florence and there is 1 case here, from a businessman that returned from Singapore. I am actually writing a blog post right now about the corona virus to reassure our readers. My impression and everyone I have talked to - in person and online - is that the media is completely over blowing the situation. People have panicked and gotten scared - while precaution is good, there really is no reason for panic, all things considered. Lots of people are choosing to limit their exposure by not going to crowded places... and the Uffizi is practically deserted at the moment, seems like the perfect time to go visit.
All joking aside.... in Rome, there currently are 3 and no new infected people in over 2 days, in Venice there were 4 people. It seems like the situation has been contained as the "new" ones popping up all seem to have some connection to either China or to the area in northern Italy where the cases started this past weekend.
A month away is still far away. Since the virus already seems to be slowing down its spread in China, our hope is that in a month things will definitely have changed and, with the arrival of spring and bugs in general diminishing, life will have returned to normal. For now, I would not recommend you cancel your trip.
I'll share my post as soon as I put it online.
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