coronavirus case total lockdown lessons world

And the first recognized case was in late February. POGGIOLI: Well, you know, it was the first country outside of Asia to be hit by the virus. But it sounds like Italians, you know, did not exactly react the same way people in South Korea were reacting. I mean, this is where we saw cases, you know, weeks after South Korea. GREENE: Well, Sylvia, let's turn to Italy. So I think the cultural factors are there, and I think they matter. For example, in Japan, people talk about a concept called (non-English language spoken) which means that you try to control yourself and restrain yourself for other people's sake. So some people say that there are reasons for this.

And they basically just requested people to stay at home, and they did. In China's case, the lockdown was very strict. And at the end of the day, or at least at this time, all three of these countries are doing a lot better than Western countries and for different reasons. And from there, it spread on to Japan and South Korea. But after that, through a very strict lockdown, they managed to flatten their curve and get infections way down. At first, though, it did quash the message and punish the messengers, the doctors who first warned people about it. But, I mean, if we remember, China actually mobilized pretty quickly to protect its own people, right? Of course, we've heard the Trump administration blame China for the spread of the virus around the world. I mean, the virus first appeared in East Asia in Hubei Province, China. GREENE: Anthony, I guess I'd love to start with you. LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Thanks for having us. We have three NPR correspondents with us to talk about this - Anthony Kuhn from Seoul, South Korea, Sylvia Poggioli in Rome and Lauren Frayer, who covers India. Well, let's talk about what lessons have been learned from different parts of the world.

Coronavirus case total lockdown lessons world