This is a really sad article. Over 1,000 deaths so far in Italy related to COVID-19.
A couple of key paragraphs:
Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase, a document prepared by a crisis management unit in Turin propose.
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One doctor said: "[Who lives and who dies] is decided by age and by the [patient's] health conditions. This is how it is in a war."
This article highlights medical care & resources are limited. Nations like Italy is not prepared to deal with a pandemic like COVID-19 and someone or some group decided the 80+ group will be sacrificed for the greater good of the nation.
It’s what I learned in economic in college: The needs of many out weight the needs of the few.
Article is here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...d-coronavirus/