Low bait. I'm not sure why people feel the need to defend their country. I've never felt that blind nationalistic pride, unlike my peers/friends, so I can't really relate.
Not everywhere.we stopped mass gatherings in February.
Only in Lombardy. All schools in Italy closed in March when the death toll reached 100. We still have no deaths. The situation in both countries is very different.schools in here started to close from February 22. In UAE they closed on March 8. Mass gathering in UAE stopped last week too.
Keep rolling your eyes though if it makes you feel better.
I'm pretty sure the numbers will increase here as well. I just hope we are doing enough to slow it down, because once it gets to a certain point it's almost impossible to control.