Coronavirus
#3751
BE Enthusiast
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 386
Re: Coronavirus
Not according to the BBC data, which uses Johns Hopkins as its source. It's near the top though.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105
#3752
Re: Coronavirus
I'm trying not to find out yet though.
#3753
#3754
Re: Coronavirus
Indeed. It's a virus elimination strategy (zero tolerance) rather than a virus control strategy. Even China has frankly done a far better job of handling the virus than many Western countries. The issue seems to be that they treated it like a SARS virus (which they experience before) whereas Western countries assumed it was a flu-like virus. Also, Trump didn't help, he introduced so much doubt and disorder into the debate, that virus was able to establish itself strongly in the US and countries that take note of the US (Canada, UK). Australia has done fairly well too.
#3756
#3758
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 0
Re: Coronavirus
Not according to the BBC data, which uses Johns Hopkins as its source. It's near the top though.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51235105
#3760
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Joined: Mar 2017
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Re: Coronavirus
CNN also use John Hopkins data, which is often different to the CDC data which is different to the Worldometer data...
UK data is within 28 days of positive test, ie up to 23:59 on D28, should you die 2 minutes later at 00:01 on D29, tough, and if your D28 falls on a weekend equally tough.
Which is why I am a tad cynical about the vaccination rate (but hope to be wrong).
UK data is within 28 days of positive test, ie up to 23:59 on D28, should you die 2 minutes later at 00:01 on D29, tough, and if your D28 falls on a weekend equally tough.
Which is why I am a tad cynical about the vaccination rate (but hope to be wrong).
#3764
Re: Coronavirus
It's shockingly bad performance (UK). We tend to regard the US as having a more chaotic and ineffective pandemic response, but the stats pain a very differnt picture. Amazingly, the UK media does not dwell on it.
#3765
Re: Coronavirus
Nothing amazing about it. Most of the UK media views any serious criticism of a Tory government as an act of Marxist insurrection.