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Originally Posted by downquark1
Well the much criticised herd immunity plan was designed to save the most lives in the long run if certain assumptions about the virus held.
The worst decision has been the care home ordeal, but this has been largely consistent with other nations and may have been simply the result of there being no alternatives, but I have no insight in carehome organisation.
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I think the challenge with care homes is that they are many and diverse, from small groups of care homes to large organisations, as well as local council provision.
They have various funding levels and organisational maturity - the home my mum-in-law is in (part of an organisation of 56 care homes and 4 independent living centres) is well-funded* and well managed (they had a winter influenza plan which they adapted for COVID-19), had plentiful stocks of PPE, and are very well-staffed (and the staff are experienced and motivated (well, all the ones I have met are)) - not all care homes are this fortunate or well-managed.
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fees are over £1k per week
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
That's right, in the long run we can compare the number of deaths here with those of other countries.
And when I say 'compare', I mean on a like for like basis. When Spain and Italy provide their figures on the number of deaths, it appears they are not including deaths in care homes and in the community. So, no wonder our figures look bad in comparison.
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Social distancing in NZ is quite easy between farms!. Their relatively low population levels make controls on the virus a lot easier than over here.
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Not been to Auckland (1.6 million) or Wellington (400k), then?