Posted on Dec 24, 2020

'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Italy could end 2020 as the country with the highest coronavirus death toll in Europe.

Amidst a devastating second wave, the government has tightened restrictions, including closing ski resorts over Christmas.

The province of Bergamo – home to the city that was Italy's original Covid epicentre – is enduring the economic blow of losing its most important ski season.

'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted

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Posted 4 y ago

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MAJ Ken Landgren

Posted 4 y ago

It would be interesting to understand how Italy got to this point with the pandemic. Now I remember reading that some urban areas were under lockdown orders, but many Italians traveled outside those areas to escape what they probably thought was a giant pandemic petri dish.

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CWO3 Dave Alcantara

Posted 4 y ago

Some of the US ski areas are pretty close

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'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted

'Irreparable damage': Italy's ski resorts deserted

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