A news organization called ''AltNewsMedia'' reported on what likely caused Italy to have such a large infection rate:
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:With a complete lockdown announced by the Italian Government, everyday life for Italians has ground to a halt as the rise in cases of Wuhan-Flu continues.
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:This has raised the question of why Italy has suffered more than other countries to date?
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:''AltNewsMedia'' has a theory as to what may lie behind this.
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:Many Italians in Northern Italy have sold their leather goods and textiles companies to China. Italy then allowed 100,000 Chinese workers from Wuhan and Wenzhou to move to Italy to work in these factories, with direct flights between Wuhan and Northern Italy. This continued post outbreak, so is it mere coincidence that Northern Italy is now Europe’s hotspot for Corona Virus?
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:The murky reality is that the EU turned a blind eye to vast numbers of illegal Chinese immigrants working in Italian factories. The ‘Open Borders’ EU will of course try to keep this under wraps, but reality is, the Chinese Mafia operate Italian textile factories with tens of thousands of illegal immigrants shipping ‘made in Italy’ goods into China and elsewhere.<ref>[https://www.altnewsmedia.net/news/corona-virus-exclusive-why-italy/"Corona Virus exclusive: why Italy?"] (March 12, 2020). ''AltNewsMedia'' website.</ref>