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Whoa, so the US is rising faster than any other country is or has risen? Am I reading that "Top 10 countries by confirmed cases (from point of over 100 cases)"

• acqq 7y ago
  Yes. One of the reasons could be that US for a while practically didn't have tests, after deciding to not use what the rest of the world already had: https://www.businessinsider.com/early-coronavirus-cdc-tests-distinguish-covid-water-2020-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/early-coronavirus-cdc-tests-... but also the US president tweeting just two weeks ago, March 9: "So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!" and day later said: "And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away." https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-the-coronavirus/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/trumps-statements-about-th... If it makes you feel better (it shouldn't), in the UK the politicians hoped in "herd immunity" to magically solve their problems: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/epidemiologist-britain-herd-immunity-coronavirus-covid-19 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/epidem... Such a negligence.