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Old 01-03-2021, 22:01   #3922
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Misleading only because they don't portray the UK in the best light on this crucial issue or a better reason?

Persuade us that it is an unfair comparison.
Already in my post. If you have a lower number of infections in the first place, then you are almost certainly going to have a lower death rate per head of population.

Parts of World have had very few or no cases. They haven't done anything special to have lower death rates.
If there are a lot of big gatherings at funerals, marriages, parties, religious gatherings, etc, then there are going to be a lot of cases, and therefore deaths. Eg In the UK and New York(and perhaps more generally in the world), Orthodox Jews have been disproportionately affected. That is because they insist on constantly having big gatherings, not wearing masks, and not social distancing. Their fault, not any governments.
Ethiopia has a death rate a fraction of that of most countries. Why is that? A better health system? Extremely unlikely, or would it be fewer cases, and fewer people spreading it around.

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