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oakdale160 wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 10:21 am USA -- 4.25% of world population --- 28% of Covid deaths
UK ----0.87% of world population --- 11% of covid deaths.

PeteC wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 1:14 pm Second, is that neither of them went in to get tested and the doctor said in the end "...you probably had the virus..."

Lost wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 5:11 am Since Boris announced that some restrictions may be lifted on Monday, London has returned to business as usual on the outside. Picnics in parks... sport, too! Groups. Sitting on benches. Interhouse travel (2020 didn't turn out great tbf ).

Boris is in a lose lose situation. If he'd locked everything up, including all foreign travel into the country, from the get go? Probably accused of human rights abuses. Over cautious. Probably racist.

Let it continue as normal with a few precautions, he'd be called a murderer (currently is by many already). Didn't save the people. Thought about the economy. Money.

I think he's tried to find a middle ground. We're probably closer to Sweden's approach. People can go out but try not to take the piss, please. Anything non essential, shut up shop and get free handouts until further notice.

Thailand has done incredibly well with the numbers. One of the best actually. Yet I can't imagine it's anything to do with any action that was taken.

Suua wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 8:23 am

Lost wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 5:11 am Since Boris announced that some restrictions may be lifted on Monday, London has returned to business as usual on the outside. Picnics in parks... sport, too! Groups. Sitting on benches. Interhouse travel (2020 didn't turn out great tbf ).

Boris is in a lose lose situation. If he'd locked everything up, including all foreign travel into the country, from the get go? Probably accused of human rights abuses. Over cautious. Probably racist.

Let it continue as normal with a few precautions, he'd be called a murderer (currently is by many already). Didn't save the people. Thought about the economy. Money.

I think he's tried to find a middle ground. We're probably closer to Sweden's approach. People can go out but try not to take the piss, please. Anything non essential, shut up shop and get free handouts until further notice.

Thailand has done incredibly well with the numbers. One of the best actually. Yet I can't imagine it's anything to do with any action that was taken.

Sorry, but figures around the world should be taken with the proverbial pinch of salt.....the bottom line is.....you don't test, you don't get the big picture, period.
I think the 1st world countries figures are probably more believable.....but the others, hmmm.
Here is a good site that shows a world league table, but again how can these figures be believed? especially in some of the poorer 3rd world countries and countries that are under dictatorship rulers
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Lost wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 9:38 am Probably would have been sensible to have 2 threads for Covid 19 news. One for local and one for international. Not rocket science.

Lev wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 9:43 am Not really welcome back is it.

Countries that have struggled terribly in Europe are warming up. England included. Thailand and others are cooling down. Thailand's cool is our hot, mind.