Fluctuation0161
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Seems a pretty pointless table at this point as all countries are at different stages of the timeline. The UK is quite far behind so our numbers will be significantly higher.
Country Population Deaths Per Million Spain 46 Million (approx) 402 Belgium 11 Million (approx) 383 Italy 60 Million (approx) 358 France 65 Million (approx) 263 UK 67 Million (approx) 190 Netherlands 17 Million (approx) 183 Germany 83 Million (approx) 83
Whilst its clear Germany stands out as having clearly managed the situation exceptionally well (at least so far) and of course although most countries seem to think they are at or just past peak there will be some further movement in the figures would it be fair to say that although the UK government has clearly made some (significant) errors (eg not participating in the ventilator scheme, testing of front line NHS staff, PPE ) overall they seem to be doing better than most comparable countries (i.e. EU countries with populations over 10 million and advanced healthcare systems)? at least using the metric of deaths per capita which I think ultimatley probably has to be the most comparable metric amongst nations (given there may be some discrepency over what deaths are linked to CV19 but overall would still seem most comparable)
Is Macron in trouble for his handling in France for example?
Also Belgium seems dramatically different from both Holland and France which seems hard to explain at least when thinking in geographic terms
Our leader was boasting about shaking hands in Coronavirus wards, then contracted the virus and has been missing ever since. It's fair to say our inept leadership will make our response one of the least effective after the dust has settled.