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May 28th, 2020 at 4:05:21 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | There are no indications of anger among the Swedish population at the government's decision. I have not heard of one political attack over the decision. Despite the high death rates in May, Sweden is still ranking #6 of major countries in the world in deaths per million people. COVID deaths per million people 808.3 Belgium 580.0 Spain 552.1 UK 546.9 Italy 438.2 France 418.1 Sweden 342.7 Netherlands 330.7 Ireland 308.6 USA ... 101.9 Germany 97.6 Denmark If Sweden eventually passes Spain there may be some political ramifications. It is unlikely to pass Belgium as they are using a different criteria to declare Coronavirus deaths than the rest of the world.
https://www.thelocal.se/20200427/sweden-publishes-new-statistics-on-coronavirus-death-toll There is the usual observation that older people in Sweden are more likely to be infected and die. But in general the two countries with the oldest median age were not severely affected. Europe is the oldest continent on Earth, but there is not a strong correlation between age and COVID death rate in Europe 47.3 Japan 47.1 Germany 45.5 Italy 44.5 Greece 44.5 Slovenia 44.4 Hong Kong 44.0 Austria 43.7 Lithuania 43.6 Latvia 43.0 Croatia 42.9 EU 42.7 Bulgaria 42.7 Estonia 42.7 Spain 42.6 Netherlands 42.6 Serbia 42.5 Finland 42.4 Switzerland 42.3 Hungary 42.2 Canada 42.2 Denmark 42.2 Portugal 42.1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.1 Czech Republic 41.8 Malta 41.8 South Korea 41.5 Cuba 41.5 Puerto Rico 41.4 Belgium 41.4 France 41.2 Sweden 41.1 Romania 40.7 Montenegro 40.7 Poland 40.7 Taiwan 40.6 Ukraine 40.5 Slovakia 40.5 United Kingdom 40.0 Belarus 39.6 Russia 39.3 Luxembourg 39.2 Norway 38.7 Australia 38.1 Georgia 38.1 United States 37.9 New Zealand 37.7 Thailand 37.4 China 36.8 Cyprus 36.8 Ireland 36.7 Moldova 36.5 Iceland 35.1 Armenia 35.0 Uruguay 34.8 Anguilla 34.6 Singapore 34.4 Chile 34.0 North Korea 33.2 Qatar 32.9 Albania 32.8 Sri Lanka 32.6 Brazil 32.3 Bahrain 32.2 Wallis and Futuna 32.0 The Bahamas 31.7 Argentina 31.6 Tunisia 31.5 Grenada 31.3 Costa Rica 30.9 Turkey 30.6 Kazakhstan 30.5 Vietnam 30.5 Lebanon 30.4 World 30.3 United Arab Emirates 30.3 Iran 30.2 Brunei 30.2 Indonesia 30.0 Colombia 29.9 Israel 29.8 Suriname 29.3 Kuwait 29.3 Morocco 29.2 Panama 29.1 Kosovo 29.0 Guam 28.9 Fiji 28.9 Libya 28.6 Uzbekistan 28.5 Malaysia 28.3 Mexico 28.3 Venezuela 28.3 Mongolia 28.2 Maldives 28.2 Paraguay 28.2 Burma 28.1 Dominican Republic 28.1 India 28.1 Algeria 28.0 Peru 27.9 Turkmenistan 27.7 Ecuador 27.6 Bhutan 27.5 Saudi Arabia 27.1 South Africa 27.1 El Salvador 26.7 Bangladesh 26.5 Kyrgyzstan 26.4 Nauru 26.2 Guyana 26.0 Jamaica 25.7 Nicaragua 25.7 Tuvalu 25.6 Oman 25.5 American Samoa 25.4 Cabo Verde 25.3 Cambodia 25.1 Federated States of Micronesia 24.6 Kiribati 24.5 Tajikistan 24.5 Botswana 24.4 Samoa 24.3 Syria 24.3 Bolivia 24.2 Lesotho 24.1 Nepal 23.9 Egypt 23.9 Djibouti 23.8 Pakistan 23.5 Philippines 23.1 Papua New Guinea 23.0 Laos 23.0 Haiti 23.0 Honduras 23.0 Tonga 22.9 Marshall Islands 22.7 Belize 22.5 Jordan 22.5 Solomon Islands 22.1 Guatemala 22.0 Vanuatu 21.7 Eswatini (Swaziland) 32.3 Azerbaijan 21.2 Namibia 21.1 Western Sahara 21.1 Ghana 21.1 West Bank Palestine (West Bank) 21.0 The Gambia 20.9 Cote d'Ivoire 20.5 Mauritania 20.1 Guinea-Bissau 20.0 Zimbabwe 20.0 Iraq 19.9 Comoros 19.9 Sudan 19.8 Togo 19.8 Equatorial Guinea 19.7 Central African Republic 19.7 Kenya 19.7 Madagascar 19.7 Eritrea 19.7 Republic of the Congo 19.5 Yemen 19.0 Rwanda 19.0 Sierra Leone 18.9 Guinea 18.9 East Timor 18.9 Afghanistan 18.8 Senegal 18.6 Gabon 18.6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.5 Cameroon 18.4 Nigeria 18.4 Sao Tome and Principe 18.2 Benin 18.1 Somalia 17.9 Ethiopia 17.8 Liberia 17.8 Chad 17.7 Tanzania 17.3 Burkina Faso 17.3 South Sudan 17.2 Mozambique 17.2 State of Palestine Palestine (Gaza Strip) 17.0 Burundi 16.8 Zambia 16.5 Malawi 15.9 Angola 15.8 Mali 15.8 Uganda 15.4 Niger |
May 28th, 2020 at 8:03:49 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18807 |
Way too funny. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 28th, 2020 at 10:46:13 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18807 | This is a massive mashup You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
May 29th, 2020 at 3:29:34 AM permalink | |
Tanko Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 0 Posts: 1995 |
There is one for hand washing. Those populations with the worst personal hygiene have the highest infection and mortality rates. Belgium, France, Italy and Spain are paying the price. 85% of Portugese wash their hands after using the toilet. Portugal has half the rate of infections and less than half the mortality rate of those nations. |
May 29th, 2020 at 9:50:52 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013 |
Try riding a public bus in Rome in August. (I did) The smell of unwashed bodies is so gagging you'll hang your head out the window if you can get it open. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
May 29th, 2020 at 10:36:25 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18253 |
I remember as a kid a news report saying France was among the worst personal hygiene in Western Europe. This was early 1980s, said the average French used just 4 bars of soap a year. The President is a fink. |
May 29th, 2020 at 10:51:46 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013 |
Part of it is the garlic they consume, in Italy anyway. Get them sweating and the smell oozes out of their skin. In 1990 I went to food auctions and bought gallons of minced garlic. Soon nobody would go near me because I stank of garlic. Imagine eating it everyday your whole life. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
May 29th, 2020 at 3:25:17 PM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | https://nypost.com/2020/05/29/northwell-health-probing-use-of-ventilators-for-covid-patients/ Hard to know what's best. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |
May 29th, 2020 at 11:57:24 PM permalink | |
Shrek Member since: Aug 13, 2019 Threads: 6 Posts: 1635 | Anyone notice how fast libbies around the country have abandoned social distancing???? Conservative: Can I go to work so I can feed my family? Libbie do-gooder: Nope, you must stay home! SOCIAL DISTANCING! Conservative: Can I relax at the park with all my family & friends? Libbie do-gooder: Nope, you must stay home! SOCIAL DISTANCING! Conservative: Can I get a haircut? Libbie do-gooder: Nope, you must stay home! SOCIAL DISTANCING! Conservative: Can I work out at the gym? Libbie do-gooder: Nope, you must stay home! SOCIAL DISTANCING! Conservative: Can I shop at the mall? Libbie do-gooder: Nope, you must stay home! SOCIAL DISTANCING! Libbie cockroach: Can I go out, destroy people's property, break into stores & steal everything I can get my hands on?? Libbie do-gooder: AH YES, GO RIGHT AHEAD!!! NO MORE SOCIAL DISTANCING!!! ................and libbies wonder why the rest of the country can't stand them. 🙄 |
May 30th, 2020 at 1:36:02 AM permalink | |
petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/05/26/the-campaign-against-hcq/ " Studies of HCQ’s effectiveness, such as the VA one and apparently the more recent one reported in The Lancet, are limited to later stage hospitalized patients and seem to exclude the essential zinc component of the HCQ treatment. In other words, the studies seem to be designed to exclude from official approval the treatment that doctors have found most effective. It is not easy for a layperson to know what the studies actually say as the media report the studies in an anti-Trump manner. " "It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that HCQ/zinc is being sidelined in order to clear the way for a profitable vaccine and a vaccination mandate. But the vaccines are not panning out. The Moderna vax touted by Bill Gates and Dr. Fauci caused severe illnesses in one-fifth of the test recipients. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |