In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart

Discussion in 'Politics' started by wildchild, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Actually, I've at least added comedic value. You? Not even that.
     
    #1261     Oct 15, 2020
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    I'm glad you you comedic value in the large number of bodies piling up from COVID due to poor government policy. I'm sure the families of the victims are also greatly amused.
     
    #1262     Oct 15, 2020
  3. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Yes, my joke at your expense has increased the mortality rate of the virus.

    Crap, I just did it again!

    Please don't share with the victim's families!!
     
    #1263     Oct 15, 2020
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    When the case rate rises then the number of people needing hospitalization will rise...

    Swedish hospitals bracing for influx of COVID patients: report
    http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/15/c_139440748.htm

    The COVID-19 infection rate is increasing across Sweden with an overwhelming majority of regions reporting a hike in cases, reported Swedish Television on Wednesday.

    A joint report from Sweden's county administrative boards showed that 17 out of 21 regions are experiencing rising infection rates, with some reporting a rapid rise in numbers.


    "There is now a confirmed community spread in several municipalities, particularly among school children, youths, home care personnel and staff members at several hospital wards,
    " the Jamtland-Harjedalen County Administrative Board wrote in the report cited by Swedish Television on Wednesday.

    The Uppsala region has also seen a rapid rise in infections over the past couple of weeks, with 7.5 percent of tests turning out positive, compared with a previous rate of 1-2 percent.

    While the total number of COVID-19 patients at Swedish hospitals is still low, there has been a slight increase recently, including in Uppsala where there are reports of cluster outbreaks among healthcare and home care personnel.

    Several municipalities report that a high sick leave rate is impacting both the elderly care, hospitals and schools and while several hospitals are now preparing for an influx of patients, some regions also report that many among the general public are ignoring official social-distancing recommendations.

    "There is a risk that the pandemic gets normalized as time passes and that could lead to a failure to comply with the Public Health Agency's recommendations," the 21 county administrative boards wrote in their joint report.


    The Swedish Public Health Agency reports eight new deaths since Tuesday, raising the COVID-19 toll to 5,907.
    A total of 101,332 people in the country have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19. Enditem
     
    #1264     Oct 15, 2020
  5. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Well if Sweden is about to be hit with an influx of COVID patients in hospitals...

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    what the hell is about to happen in France:

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    UK

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    And on and on and on and on...
     
    #1265     Oct 15, 2020
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  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading


    These other countries are all facing rising cases and increasing hospitalizations. This why these countries are implementing regional/city lockdowns and mitigations. London is now being locked down as of Friday at midnight.

    And I will note the COVID-19 cases per capita are much lower than the U.S. and their federal governments are taking measures to quickly lockdown hotspot areas.
     
    #1266     Oct 15, 2020
  7. jem

    jem

    actually... this is the fist bolded headline in the body...liar...

    "Sweden and the U.S. are unique in their failure to reduce coronavirus mortality rates as the pandemic progressed"

    and the first sentence was this...

    "The Swedish COVID-19 experiment of not implementing early and strong measures to safeguard the population has been hotly debated around the world, but at this point we can predict it is almost certain to result in a net failure in terms of death and suffering. As of Oct. 13, Sweden’s per capita death rate is 58.4 per 100,000 people,"


     
    #1267     Oct 15, 2020
  8. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Instead on looking at one line of the article.... why don't you read the rest of it -- including the low level of testing in Sweden compared to other countries.... and all the other problems.

    Yes, as outlined in the article -- both Sweden and the U.S. which both effectively had similar COVID "no lock-down" policies (in the U.S. by state it varied) ---- both had the same issue in failing to reduce the coronavirus mortality rates as the pandemic progressed.
     
    #1268     Oct 15, 2020
  9. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    A little bit of apples and oranges, comparing France or Belgium to the United States. Especially from the person who argues we can't compare Sweden to Belgium!

    Also, remove NY and other states that had the whole "put patients in nursing homes" debacle and you might find a more comparable death per mm.
     
    #1269     Oct 15, 2020
  10. jem

    jem

    are you on acid? seriously.

    How many states in the US did not have a lockdown?
    What percentage of our population?

     
    #1270     Oct 15, 2020