Italy on COVID-19: Response and Strategy
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Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) in Italy was remarkably immense, with more than two hundred thousand infected cases, and more than thirty thousand people had died because of the virus as of 27th July 2020. The high number of mortality rate makes the Italy case is essential to be further explored. This article aims to elaborate on government response and strategy in handling COVID-19 that spread within the country. This article unfolds in four sections; the first part discusses how COVID-19 could spread massively in Italy and cause death for a thousand people. The second part explains the government measure and its effectivity in containing the virus. The third part elaborates on the impact of COVID-19 along with the government response in the socio-economic aspect. The last part explores the future of Italy after COVID-19. The article employs a literature review that analyzes information from various sources such as academic journals, research reports from the think tank, and news media outlets.
Keywords: Coronavirus, Italy, Government, Response
Kasus coronavirus di Italia sangat tinggi dan massif dengan lebih dari dua ratus ribu orang terinfeksi dan lebih dari lima puluh ribu orang meninggal pertanggal 27 Juli 2020. Tingginya jumlah orang yang terinfeksi dan jumlah orang yang meninggal membuat Italia menjadi kasus yang menarik untuk dibahas. Tujuan dari artikel ini untuk mengelaborasi tentang bagaimana respon dan strategi pemerintah Italia dalam menangani virus yang sudah menyebar di Italia. Artikel ini terdiri dari empat bahasan, pertama membahas tentang awal mula COVID-19 bisa menyebar secara masif di Italia dan mengakibatkan puluhan ribu orang meninggal. Kedua, membahas tentang bagaimana respon dari pemerintah Italia dan juga efektifitasnya dalam menangani penyebaran virus ini. Ketiga, membahas tentang dampak yang diakibatkan dari COVID-19 beserta respon pemerintah terhadap aspek sosio-ekonomi di Italia. Keempat, mendiskusikan bagaimana masa depan Italia setelah COVID-19. Artikel ini menggunakan tinjauan pustaka untuk melakukan analisis terkait dengan topik artikel yang berasal dari banyak sumber seperti jurnal akademis, laporan peneltian, artikel berita dan lain sebagainya.
Kata-kata Kunci: Coronavirus, Italia, Pemerintah, Respons
Journal and Online Journal
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Capano, Giliberto, 2020. “Policy design and state capacity in the COVID-19 emergency in Italy: if you are not prepared for the (un)expected, you can be only what you already are”, Policy and Society, 39(3):326-344.
Mascio, Fabrizio, et al., 2020. “Public Administration and Creeping Crises: Insights From COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy”, The American Review of Public Administration, 50(6-7):621-627.
Fanelli, Simone, et al., 2020. “Facing the Pandemic: The Italian Experience from Health Management Experts’ Perspective”, The American Review of Public Administration, 50(6-7):753-761.
Indolfi, Ciro and Carmen Spaccarotella, 2020. “The Outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy: Fighting the Pandemic”, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2(9):1414–1418.
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Ruiu, Maria Laura,2020. “Mismanagement of Covid-19: lessons learned from Italy”, Journal of Risk Research: 1-14.
Sanfelici, Mara, 2020. “The Italian Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons Learned and Future Direction in Social Development”, The International Journal of Community and Social Development, 2(2): 191–210.
Online Articles
Belligoni, Sara, 2020. “5 reasons the coronavirus hit Italy so hard”, The Conversation, 26 March, [online]. in https://theconversation.com/5-reasons-the-coronavirus-hit-italy-so-hard-134636 [Accessed 30 July 2020].
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Giuffrida, Angela, 2020. “Italy’s lockdown has taken heavy toll on mental health, say psychologists”, The Guardian, 21 May, [online]. in https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/italy-lockdown-mental-health-psychologists-coronavirus [Accessed 7 August 2020].
Godin, Melissa, 2020. “Why Is Italy’s Coronavirus Outbreak So Bad?”, Time, 10 March, [online]. in https://time.com/5799586/italy-coronavirus-outbreak/ [Accessed 4 August 2020].
Horowitz, Jason, 2020. “For Some Italians, the Future of Work Looks Like the Past”, The New York Times, 24 May, [online]. in https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/world/europe/italy-farms-coronavirus.html [Accessed 8 August 2020].
McCann, Allison, et al., 2020. “Italy’s Virus Shutdown Came Too Late. What Happens Now?”, The New York Times, 5 April, [online]. in https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/05/world/europe/italy-coronavirus-lockdown-reopen.html [Accessed 6 August 2020].
Perrone, Alessio, 2020. “‘The Strength of Ordinary People.’ The Creative Ways Italians Are Supporting Each Other During Their Coronavirus Lockdown”, Time, 7 April, [online]. in https://time.com/5816650/italy-solidarity-coronavirus/ [Accessed 8 August 2020].
Poggioli, Sylvia, 2020. “In Naples, Pandemic’ Solidarity Baskets’ Help Feed The Homeless” [online]. in https://www.npr.org/2020/04/07/828021259/in-naples-pandemic-solidarity-baskets-help-feed-the-homeless [Accessed 8 August 2020].
Tamborrino, Rosa, 2020. “Here’s how locking down Italy’s urban spaces has changed daily life” [online]. in https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/coronavirus-locked-down-italy-urban-space/ [Accessed 8 August 2020].
Thorpe, Vanessa, 2020. “Balcony singing in solidarity spreads across Italy during lockdown”, The Guardian, 14 March, [online]. in https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/solidarity-balcony-singing-spreads-across-italy-during-lockdown [Accessed 8 August 2020].
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Reports
Gaub, Florence and Boswinkel, Lotje, 2020. WHO’S FIRST WINS? International crisis response to Covid-19. European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).
Pepe, Emanuele, et al., 2020. COVID-19 outbreak response: a first assessment of mobility changes in Italy following national lockdown. medRxiv
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