No it isnt. These numbers comparison are not based on the same assumptions. You cant compare them.Originally Posted by Stagger
ISTAT (italian agency) says their numbers are far higher than reported.
Even if it were true. So what? England has the densest population (of other than microstates) in europe , by a big margin. Also, our cities are bigger than any others. So the concentrations are more marked. London bigger than paris and berlin put together.
Ultimately science will discover why some populations are more prone than others.
I think a lot of the measures will prove to be a red herring. Some populations have fared better because of genetics and nurture.
I notice professor fergusson, who put Boris in impossible position by claiming hundreds of thousands of deaths without lockdown (AKA twilight meeting with other half) has resigned over distancing. I am certain it is more to do with his inability to handle the spotlight, and that his predictions have been way off.
The man who has persuaded us to lock down said sweden would end up with R of 3, and 50000 fatalities. Utterly wrong on both counts. Which I say, not to discredit the man, but to say we must treat what all the medics say with a big pinch of salt.
