The Coronavirus thread

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.

Quote: petroglyph

Do you know if there is a break down in the Swedish example by age, and ethnicity?

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

Quote: ams288

Don’t forget to inject disinfectant or stick a UV flashlight up your bum! I’m hearing that can be just as effective.

Way too funny.

This is a massive mashup

Quote: Pacomartin

Europe is the oldest continent on Earth, but there is not a strong correlation between age and COVID death rate in Europe

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.

Quote: Tanko

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.

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.

Quote: Evenbob

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.

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.

Quote: AZDuffman

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.

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.

https://nypost.com/2020/05/29/northwell-health-probing-use-of-ventilators-for-covid-patients/

Hard to know what's best.

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. 🙄

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.