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Celerity

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16. God has little to do with it, and I do not think we get to the kill 'em all part either. It still

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 13, 2020, 02:23 AM

Apr 2020

could be horrific, or it could work out. I am in calmer place than I was, and my analytical side has regained control (not that it was ever not for us at a personal level, but I was more than a bit stressed for the nation as a whole. I also am still very stressed over the UK and the US.

If figures that my 3 nations, when you only deal with nation states of true size, are all in the top 11 in terms of deaths per 1 million

Spain 368
Italy 329
Belgium 311
France 221
Netherlands 160
UK 156
Switzerland 128
Luxembourg 105
Sweden 89
Ireland 68

USA 67
Iran 53
Portugal 49
Denmark 47
Austria 39
Germany 36
Slovenia 25
Norway 24
Canada 19
Estonia 19

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blah, we (Sweden) just past the US-equivalent of 30,000 deaths, now at 30,195 equivalent [View all] Celerity Apr 2020 OP

What reason is the government giving for not locking down? cabot Apr 2020 #1

they are trying for a controlled burn through, to eventually hit herd immunity or slow it Celerity Apr 2020 #3

how is economy not blown up when world economy is shut down? Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #5

internal consumption and vital, essential exports and imports, plus we are tremendously hi-tech Celerity Apr 2020 #11

That's horrible cabot Apr 2020 #6

well, if they succeed (and that is a massive if) we should be sitting better than most any other Celerity Apr 2020 #14

What percentage of Sweden's population lives in these Ghost Dog Apr 2020 #18

Probably around 10% when you combine both groups, maybe a little higher. Celerity Apr 2020 #19

Good for Nova Scotia, cabot! Cha Apr 2020 #13

I thought there was talk of Sweden reconsidering it's no EllieBC Apr 2020 #2

I think we are too deep in to shift course now, as it would have a boomerang effect, but we are into Celerity Apr 2020 #8

US has 67 and sweden has 89 deaths per 1 million population. BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #4

I'm interested in China's real numbers and India's too Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #7

Russia too!!!!! nt Celerity Apr 2020 #9

yes Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #10

Yeah, right. BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #15

At least the cherry blossoms are nice to admire. TexasTowelie Apr 2020 #12

God has little to do with it, and I do not think we get to the kill 'em all part either. It still Celerity Apr 2020 #16

Sweden has a pay me now or pay me later strategy exboyfil Apr 2020 #17