If, like me, you’ve been wondering why Italy has been so hard hit by the coronavirus, here is your answer. Direct flights to Wuhan! Seriously.

As soon as word got out of China, President Trump imposed travel restrictions on that country. Italy, on the other hand had direct flights to Wuhan, the city of the Cornoavirus’s origin and and reports suggest over 100,000 Chinese citizens were working in Italian factories,” the Times continued. “Chinese made a slow and steady move into Italy and many Italian fashion firms are now owned by them as well. As per a news report, there are more than 300,000 Chinese and over 90% of them work in the Italian garment industry. As per reports, there are thousands of small companies that are active in exports.

“Italy also has direct flights from Wuhan and reports suggest over 100,000 Chinese citizens were working in Italian factories,” the Times continued. “Chinese made a slow and steady move into Italy and many Italian fashion firms are now owned by them as well. As per a news report, there are more than 300,000 Chinese and over 90% of them work in the Italian garment industry. As per reports, there are thousands of small companies that are active in exports. This region is also very interconnected as well.”

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