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Agree with Al, that is very interesting. Particularly :Wrt Japan, it's puzzled quite a few people, but here's a good article:
Coronavirus: Japan's mysteriously low virus death rate
Japan had no lockdown, it has an elderly population - so why haven't more people died from Covid-19?www.bbc.co.uk
Did I see that San Marino top the table with deaths per 100k of population ?Andorra and Gibraltar head the table, San Marino have taken our place in 5th. I think the other measure is probably a better reflection of competence !
The other measure is heavily influenced by size of overall population.Andorra and Gibraltar head the table, San Marino have taken our place in 5th. I think the other measure is probably a better reflection of competence !
Yes, deaths/million population. UK in the top ten, still thereabouts and moving up the table.Did I see that San Marino top the table with deaths per 100k of population ?
Bald statistics a poor guide.
Apparently, it was not dissimilar in Sweden. Much was made of the Swedish government not ordering a lockdown, but from what I've read they had no need to.Agree with Al, that is very interesting. Particularly :
"the government can count on the public to comply.
Despite not ordering people to stay at home, on the whole, they did."
Trust in government, compliance and masks.
9th according to the table I saw. Not sure how accurate it is mind as Belgium was not shown and their death rate per population is above ours.Yes, deaths/million population. UK in the top ten, still thereabouts and moving up the table.
This piece offers a plausible explanation for that: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/it-was-herd-thinking-that-left-the-west-defenceless-against-covid-zwwvggjh6Even ignoring the tiddlers, on cases per million, much of Europe is still above us including those populists in Czech Republic, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal.
Thanks Egg. Yes I read that piece earlier, Syed always writes well.This piece offers a plausible explanation for that: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/comment/it-was-herd-thinking-that-left-the-west-defenceless-against-covid-zwwvggjh6
Yes, it is. UK 5th, Germany 10th, Japan 40th and China 82nd.The other measure is heavily influenced by size of overall population.