Coronavirus US: Outbreak following same trajectory as Italy

Fears over the rapidly growing number of coronavirus cases in the US has led to questions over whether America will be forced to go into lockdown like parts of Italy and China, the countries which have been so far the worst-hit by the epidemic. It looks like they're on the exact same trajectory but Italy had an 11.5 day head-start John Crane, MD, PhD, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo John Crane, MD, PhD, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo 'This graph doesn’t say anything about the case fatality rate that might be around two percent but that’s still ten times higher than influenza and we have things we can do bout influenza, we don’t have a vaccine for this.' WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF ITALY'S LOCKDOWN Schools and universities are closed until April 3 All sporting events postponed indefinitely Museums, theaters, cinemas, night clubs, cafes and restaurants are closed Religious ceremonies including funerals and weddings are postponed Airports remain open but people traveling have to fill out a document explaining why and face a fine or jail if they're caught lying Stores remain open but only if they can ensure people stay 3ft apart Public transport remains open but only for people with a valid work or family reason that cannot be postponed will be allowed to travel 'We have no experience of that. There are now 804 cases of the virus in the US and there have been 28 deaths A quieter than usual Grand Central station on Monday night after Mayor Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers to avoid the subway There were only a handful of people at the ordinarily busy St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Tuesday The empty Galleria-Vittoria Emanuele II in Milan, one of the world's virus hotspots A woman at JFK exits one of the terminals wearing a face mask on Monday There was no one at L.A.X. It added South Korea to its travel waiver list but is not cancelling flights JetBlue said it would cut capacity by about 5% in the near term Norwegian Air Shuttle, which has canceled 22 long-haul flights between Europe and the United States from March 28 to May 5, said on March 6 it was cancelling flights from Oslo to Milan Others, from South Korea and Italy, may be asked to stay home for 14 days after arriving back in the US 'depending on their travel history'.