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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.[COLOR="Silver"]
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Hang on I thought you were in the “they were all dying anyway” camp - excess deaths will be zero over say, the next 12 months? Or have you abandoned that one too.
Do Italy have as many in care homes I thought they were all multigenerational households?
Or is it simply the case you are moving the goalposts (once again) to avoid facing up to the inevitable.
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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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Ah, back to things being too hard for us, the fifth richest country in the world.
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Compare the number of larger population centres in NZ with the number of cities and large towns in the UK.
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The thing is with an effective test, trace, isolate system in place this isn’t particularly relevant. You’ve got more resource to throw at it in “richer” countries. The same principle applies.
South Korea and Singapore have higher population densities than the UK, but I’m sure you’ll roll out another excuse.
The measures we needed to prevent the first wave are also those we need to prevent the second to save lives and protect the economy. We appear to be getting there but the testing and contact tracing has to improve to drive public confidence.