id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-322075-e6whegrf Guglielmetti, Lorenzo COVID-19 in Italy - Passing through bitter waters 2020-05-22 .txt text/plain 757 55 53 The COVID-19 epidemic in Italy has shown many shortcomings of the national health care system but it also represents a historic opportunity to reinforce the central health care governance and reduce inequalities across the country [1, 2] In a recent editorial, Nava and co-authors pay a well-deserved tribute to the almost 200 health care workers who succumbed to COVID-19 in the country in less than 3 months since the first case was reported. [3] An obvious reason for Italy's inadequate outbreak response can be found in years of neglect for the public sector, increased private expenditure, and health care budget cuts by governments of all political affiliations. Most patient transfers to relieve overwhelmed intensive care units were indeed performed inside the same region, or towards foreign countries. What Other Countries Can Learn From Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic ./cache/cord-322075-e6whegrf.txt ./txt/cord-322075-e6whegrf.txt