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Der Alte said:
As previously posted an accurate assessment of covid associated deaths was reported on the BBC a couple of weeks back. NHS deaths are bang in the expected range for the general population whereas the death rate amongst London transport workers were almost double that.
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Could you pop the link on?
Last figures for the UK were that overall deaths were double normal, so if LONDON is average other places must be **** loads higher?
Either that or lots of people are dying outside the NHS...maybe in care homes?
 
dennisboothstash said:
Could you pop the link on?
Last figures for the UK were that overall deaths were double normal, so if LONDON is average other places must be **** loads higher?
Either that or lots of people are dying outside the NHS...maybe in care homes?
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I don’t know anything about the death rates, but apparently 28 London bus drivers had died up to May 2nd.
 
dennisboothstash said:
Could you pop the link on?
Last figures for the UK were that overall deaths were double normal, so if LONDON is average other places must be **** loads higher?
Either that or lots of people are dying outside the NHS...maybe in care homes?
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I think he was referring to deaths of NHS workers, not general population.
 
balkan tiger said:
Anyone remember the news in March from Belarus when their president said he would be taking no action regarding the virus? Vodka and sauna's he recommended. Total deaths from the virus to date 116.
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Total deaths from alcohol (vodka) related liver etc problems - 43,127, since the statement.
Total deaths ( excluding alcohol related reasons) from sauna "over exposure" - mainly hyperthermia - 1,566 since the statement.
 
originallambrettaman said:
Why not? We're the most densely populated major nation in Europe, we've got the highest levels of obesity of any major nation in Europe, we're one of the wealthiest nations in Europe (so had loads of people getting infected on their skiing holidays etc), I don't think it's a surprise at all.
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Be interesting to see deaths v population density actually (not saying it would change policy...I just get interested in stuff like that)
Loads of people saying total deaths from covid are in important measure, other saying deaths from five per million population etc
Seems to me that population density must be an issue?
 
Taken from 606 Corona forum today.... I didn't see the briefing, but FFS.."Some of these journos at the Press Briefings are monumentally thick , Beth Rigby asking whether we can sunbathe on Monday but not Sunday when no announcement has been made anyway."
 
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I'm not going to contribute to this debate, but I will make one comment.

Those posters saying that the Government shouldn't be held to account 'until it's over' (whatever the **** that might mean) need to do a bit of research into what democracy means.



And then hang their heads in shame.


Or maybe just go and celebrate their anti-democratic standpoint if they actually are of that persuasion.
 
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dennisboothstash said:
Could you pop the link on?
Last figures for the UK were that overall deaths were double normal, so if LONDON is average other places must be **** loads higher?
Either that or lots of people are dying outside the NHS...maybe in care homes?
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I don't have a specific link - this came from the BBC's More or Less programme a couple of weeks or so back. They do so a podcast which should be available on Sounds - of you check back on the programme summaries you should find it. I'll take a look myself and post details when I find it.
 
Steven Toast said:
Italy: https://www.corriere.it/esteri/20_m...ac-11ea-8162-438cc7478e3a.shtml?refresh_ce-cp

"Seen from here, it seems like a nightmare from which you cannot wake up: but in which you ended up because of your own fault or insipidity"

Ireland: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wor...ing-with-the-health-of-his-citizens-1.4207767

Greece: https://www.ethnos.gr/kosmos/95999_...apo-ton-koronoio-o-asynartitos-kyrios-tzonson

Australia here condemning the herd immunity strategy we tried: https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...sentence/c5b1b198-dec6-4547-a909-444f8d92db09

Australia again but from the viewpoint of an epidemiologist: https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe...ere-did-britain-go-wrong-20200428-p54o2d.html

"Continue to move at a business-like pace, "seeing the health threat in the light of the economy that will have to support as many victims as possible in the meantime.""

There's also Austria, Japan, Canada...
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This is an interesting piece -

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...2GSW-Jrd8VKaSbVH4TIse083-xPn71xmvpmrm3fXssqME
 
Ernie Shackleton said:
I'm not going to contribute to this debate, but I will make one comment.

Those posters saying that the Government shouldn't be held to account 'until it's over' (whatever the **** that might mean) need to do a bit of research into what democracy means.



And then hang their heads in shame.


Or maybe just go and celebrate their anti-democratic standpoint if they actually are of that persuasion.
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:emoticon-0137-clapp:emoticon-0137-clapp.
I dont remember people being told not to critisice a goverment before !
They always recieve flack so what's changed in the last few months :emoticon-0138-think
 
Der Alte said:
I don't have a specific link - this came from the BBC's More or Less programme a couple of weeks or so back. They do so a podcast which should be available on Sounds - of you check back on the programme summaries you should find it. I'll take a look myself and post details when I find it.
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I think I misunderstood
If you were talking about NHS people dying I was missing the point
 
dennisboothstash said:
Could you pop the link on?
Last figures for the UK were that overall deaths were double normal, so if LONDON is average other places must be **** loads higher?
Either that or lots of people are dying outside the NHS...maybe in care homes?
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Just checked, it was covered in the podcast for 22nd of April. I'll listen to it again!
 
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