It's also possible that Italy received intel from the U.S. (via NATO, CDC, etc) suggesting a lockdown was the appropriate course of action. NATO leadership, based in Naples and elsewhere in Europe, went right along with this. Military also provided feedback on its own cases to Italy and CDC. When Navy/NATO saw this was coming in Decembe…
It's also possible that Italy received intel from the U.S. (via NATO, CDC, etc) suggesting a lockdown was the appropriate course of action. NATO leadership, based in Naples and elsewhere in Europe, went right along with this. Military also provided feedback on its own cases to Italy and CDC. When Navy/NATO saw this was coming in December 2019, they already had forces on alert and were prepared to support shutdowns.
Taiwan had advanced warning of what was going on with COVID from all the Taiwanese living-working on the mainland... They no doubt passed this info on to their so-called "allies" - the USA etc etc
It's also possible that Italy received intel from the U.S. (via NATO, CDC, etc) suggesting a lockdown was the appropriate course of action. NATO leadership, based in Naples and elsewhere in Europe, went right along with this. Military also provided feedback on its own cases to Italy and CDC. When Navy/NATO saw this was coming in December 2019, they already had forces on alert and were prepared to support shutdowns.
Taiwan had advanced warning of what was going on with COVID from all the Taiwanese living-working on the mainland... They no doubt passed this info on to their so-called "allies" - the USA etc etc