Italy's universal [[single payer]] healthcare system was quickly overwhelmed and incapable of handling the caseload. Like China, healthy people seeking testing were infected inside medical facilities and emergency rooms by the presence of infected people who were waiting for treatment. | Italy's universal [[single payer]] healthcare system was quickly overwhelmed and incapable of handling the caseload. Like China, healthy people seeking testing were infected inside medical facilities and emergency rooms by the presence of infected people who were waiting for treatment. |