It's strange that people stress we shouldn't compare ourselves to other countries yet we are delivered a graph daily doing exactly that! Very bizarre
The difference is NZ doesn't have a city like London which is one of the busiest international hubs in the world. The sheer volume of international flights that passes through Heathrow dwarfs anything NZ has. NZ is to an extent quite isolated and can totally isolate far easier as they have done. That said, I think NZ got it right at every stage hence their far better control of the virus. Compare that to us with plenty of flights still landing every day at Heathrow and it's not hard to see why we have made such a hash of it. Add that to all the previously mentioned cock-ups and we look pretty poor but it is far from a like for like comparison...
When did coronavirus first come to the UK? Having created a network using over 1,000 coronavirus genomes, researchers believe the pandemic kicked off some time between September 13 and December 7, and that three different strains have emerged. https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/19/first-case-coronavirus-uk-covid-19-diagnosis-12578061/
We’ve smashed the 7000 tests per million barrier. Neck and neck with Turkey and virtually level with France. We’ll both be hoping to close in on Belarus’ 9000 which isn’t bad for a country that is treating the virus with saunas and vodka.
With regards to LHR I totally agree. Why we are still letting in flights from Spain/Italy/US/China? they cant all be repatriation flights?
I don't quite buy that. The scientists have been disagreeing and falling out with eachother since day one. I know someone who trained Chris Whitty and he tells me he's an honourable man and is extremely competent and gifted.
That is really interesting Ellers, although it does not really say much about the startling statement that there was an outbreak in this country between Sept-Dec 2019 (before the deadly outbreak in Whutan). If you look back early in this thread, you will find a post I made about having something so like CoVid in November of last year, that medics I know say they would have sent me to hospital. There were several other people who said they too had it on here. I will dig around, there must be something somewhere with a little more scientific detail than Metro...(unless it is one of those Fake stories again, no I am not having a go. but there are so many of those at the moment)
I have no idea Bob. I was willing to except everything they advised in the beginning. Now I just don't know who or what to believe.
Do you know what Beth the more I dig around or research some of this stuff it becomes a minefield? I think I would like to know the truth of where it originated and when? Sadly I don't think I will ever get an answer.
I don't buy into it either. Powis yesterday was commanding and I can't see him being pushed around by Hancock.
Good point Sooper, but I think there is more too it than flights. Speed of action and thoroughness being the key differentiators. If all we do is come up with reasons why we can’t compare ourselves to places that are doing better I really fear for us.
