COVID-19 in other countries 2021

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Baseline 2021-01-01

World: 83M/1.8M
US: 20M/0.35M

(We're only 10 months past the first few cases).

 

Further to the previous comments regarding "lockdowns versus deaths"

The UK stayed open to save it's economy - Victoria went into lockdown to save it's people - back in September both had 700-odd cases.

Having a look at the figures

- UK population 66.6mil
- Aust population 25mil
- UK pop 2.66 times Aust

- UK deaths 72,600
- Aust deaths 909
- UK deaths 79.9 times Aust

- UK currently in hospital purely due to covid 24,000 (tying up beds)
- Aust currently in hospital purely due to covid 19
- UK hospitalisations 1,263 time Aust

And now the UK is practically in complete Tier 4 (stay at home order) lockdown ... they have been confusingly bobbing in and out of lockdowns for months

With the Victorian lockdown, not only did we potentially save 28,400 lives, we also kept a functioning economy. I know what path, in hindsight, will be judged the correct one

 

Also had a quick Google
UK economy $2.83 trillion
Aust economy $1.5 trillion

So we're punching above our weight there as well based on our population.

 

Typical Aussies, beating the Pommies again

 

Taken at face value, something I do not want to see, or experience, there or anywhere else for that matter.

US coronavirus: 'This is about total collapse of the health care system if we have another spike' of Covid-19 - CNN

 

No words.
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Arrrrrrgh ... not going is a no brainer. Even if one didn't have covid before going to Disneyland then they'd certainly have it after.

Idiots like this are why the U.S. is in the dire position it is

 

Biggest threat to Australia is breakouts from international arrivals quarantine ... wondering if we should hit the pause on arrivals for the next few weeks. Tough on those trying to get home but ...

Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines

 

Nasty but not unexpected ... their hospitals are already over capacity, running out essentials such as oxygen and not even near the peak for another 2-4 weeks

 

One in 50? That equal to 520,000 Australians ...

England begins third lockdown, with one in 50 infected with virus

 

With New Year's festivities just passed and a few new rallies in Georgia for the Senate runoffs (some were still very maskless) there's bound to be another spike in time for Inauguration Day.

 

Actively promoting mass spreader events. Disturbing behaviour at Trump rally

 

Thank looks like another nasty outbreak asking to happen, what's sad is that I'm not shocked or surprised!

 

Australian Government is now under pressure to allow only people who test negative to fly into Australia. For us on our end, it’s definitely not a bad idea....

 

Will the increase in cases which are not brought to hospital lead to larger under-reporting of Covid-19 cases (hence an improvement in the numbers)? Don't test/don't report therefore you see an improvement (notwithstanding an increase in the excess death rate).

 

Heard a story from a friend who's family member recently returned from the UK.
She was being paid £2,000 a week to continue working as a nurse, but it all got too much so she came home.!
It was explained that we have no concept here in Aus, in the UK they have temporary cold storage facilities for storage of the deceased, as all normal facilities are full and the bodies continue to literally pile up....
Scary

We really have been quite lucky !

 

Appalling conditions for stuck cruise ship crew.

The Cruise Ship Suicides Began After the Last Passengers Left — Bloomberg Businessweek