Relating current state of the US to Italy

The stages he observed were first downplaying the problem, denial that the Covid-19 disease is serious, being annoyed at the inconvenience of pubs and restaurants being closed, followed by nervousness, working from home or being laid off but still meeting friends outside. The fifth stage, government-enforced quarantines leads to judging others for going out and increasing paranoia followed by fear and anger when the reality that behind the numbers are real people dying.

Taken from interview of a conscientious pro cyclist who was forced back to the US from his second home in Italy. Where he experienced the worst of it and was appalled at what he saw after his return to the states. I say conscientious because he sat through a three week quarantine in Italy before entering into further quarantines immediately upon entry to the US.  

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