Preview Part 2: An American in Italy During Covid-19
aka How My First 5 Days Could Have Killed Me
When I arrived in Rome on March 4, 2020, I was excited. I was in Italy!!
Despite travel warnings, I had not canceled my trip.
Now, just to recap: when I arrived, Italy had the highest rate of Covid-19 infection in all of Europe. In fact, Italy had the highest rate of infection in the world, outside of China. Almost 28,000 people were infected with the vi…