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Italy was infected by a Chinese couple from Wuhan who were there as tourists. There are claims which I cannot prove that China let people from Wuhan leave even when they locked down the city.
When the couple entered Italy can be debated, what cannot be debated is the fact that it was the Chinese that infected the Italian.
Also, if flights had have been banned December 3rd when the first case was revealed or December 27th when it was confirmed to be transmitted from people to people. This could have been avoided. But instead China kept it from the world for two months and WHO did the same.
As for Korea, they have a completely different system that cannot be compared to Italy or the US. They have stricter laws and a smaller population who are more obedient than most Americans. In addition to that they have more checks as well.
Comment by Exist50 at 03/04/2020 at 19:11 UTC
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So, the countries most proactive in banning travel still were infected anyway, and the difference in outcome ended up being dominated by other factors. Are you starting to see why the WHO didn't recommend travel bans?