I wrote a first-person perspective on the covid-19 outbreak in Italy for the online magazine AEON. In the essay (3,900 words, published on April 27th, 2020) I talk about allocation of scarce resources, intergenerational ethics, and tensions in public health ethics between the public good and individual freedoms. I also share some details of my personal life and how it was impacted by the covid-19 outbreak in Emilia-Romagna.
It was a real pleasure to work with AEON Senior Editor Sally Davies for this essay.
https://aeon.co/essays/a-bioethicist-on-the-hidden-costs-of-lockdown-in-italy
Forli’ in the time of covid-19 with benches cordoned off- March 2020 (photo by the author)
Dr Silvia Camporesi 
I read your article and just wanted to say: thank you, what a breath of fresh air. We can but hope that the current atmosphere changes as we start coming out of lockdown.
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Thank you Andrew! 🙂 Yes, let’s hope so…
although more ethical challenges (re contact tracing etc) lie certainly ahead.
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Thanks for a great article! Just an explanation of why running is not welcome in covid19 times:
(There are several videos and articles showing spreading of droplets by people running, coughing, sneezing, even talking.)
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Thanks Gordana for reading my essay and for the link to the video, point taken about possibility of becoming infected going running. However, I think my argument about the lone runner still stands. I don’t see how a ban on individual running can be justified from a public health perspective.
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Professor,please publish this article widely in Italian as well.
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I am working on it! More soon…
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yes, please let us know as soon as we have the Italian version – looking to share with friends/family in Emilia Romagna – ottimo articolo!
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