Long before the Italian government closed everything but supermarkets, banks and pharmacies, Elisa Di Francisca committed to her own personal quarantine. She wasn’t sick, nor did she have any particular risk factors. Di Francisca just couldn’t take any chances: She is a gold medal-winning fencer. “As soon as I saw that cases were rising in Italy, I said I’m not competing,” she said from her home in Rome. “I’m locking myself in.”...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 15, 2020 15:00 UTC