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I just hope that their stupidity doesn't cost them their grandparents, majority of people with cancer/heart disease/etc. Swedish are fine, positive, it will be

I just hope that their stupidity doesn't cost them their grandparents, majority of people with cancer/heart disease/etc. Swedish are fine, positive, it will be a pitty. Like on every pandemic, the game is over only when the cure/vaccine is distributed to the whole planet. Until then it is way to risky to relax.

cpach 7y ago
I don’t really understand this argument. In the countries with lockdowns, are people not dying there from Covid-19? And as you can see from other comments in this thread, it is not business as usual in Sweden. There are lots of restrictions in place in order to attempt to flatten the curve.
- HenryBemis 7y ago
  Yes people are dying all over. But you have to check the ratios. If country A with 20mil population has 10 deaths, and country B with 1mil population has also 10 deaths, then country B is doing something far worse than country A because they got x20 deaths (per 1mil of population). Any leader who wanted to play 'mucho' has an accelerated infection rate in his country (Johnson, Trump, Bolsonaro). And we are still in the beginning of damn thing. So the joyous spirit of "we're good meeting and having lunch with friends" will fade away with the funerals of old and sick. And I am 100% sure that nobody wants their elders to pass before the latest possible. Swedes too love their parents, their elderly, their sick. It is plain irresponsible. From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/catastrophe-sweden-coronavirus-stoicism-lockdown-europe https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/catastrophe-sw... > On the beach and surrounding parkland at Sibbarp there were picnics and barbecues this weekend; the adjoining skate park and playground were rammed. No one was wearing a mask. I too enjoy a BBQ, trust me I do.. a nice steak, a nice burger, some grilled veggies.. but is this the best time to do this? Sweden is not an isolated country in the middle of the ocean where they got no travelers. Are they trying to win a race but helping the virus affect more? I thought the purpose is to try (our) best to limit this exposure (flatten the curve and all that) so we can save anyone who can be save. Helping this speed up won't help them.

cpach 7y ago

I don’t really understand this argument. In the countries with lockdowns, are people not dying there from Covid-19? And as you can see from other comments in this thread, it is not business as usual in Sweden. There are lots of restrictions in place in order to attempt to flatten the curve.

HenryBemis 7y ago
Yes people are dying all over. But you have to check the ratios. If country A with 20mil population has 10 deaths, and country B with 1mil population has also 10 deaths, then country B is doing something far worse than country A because they got x20 deaths (per 1mil of population). Any leader who wanted to play 'mucho' has an accelerated infection rate in his country (Johnson, Trump, Bolsonaro). And we are still in the beginning of damn thing. So the joyous spirit of "we're good meeting and having lunch with friends" will fade away with the funerals of old and sick. And I am 100% sure that nobody wants their elders to pass before the latest possible. Swedes too love their parents, their elderly, their sick. It is plain irresponsible. From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/catastrophe-sweden-coronavirus-stoicism-lockdown-europe https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/catastrophe-sw... > On the beach and surrounding parkland at Sibbarp there were picnics and barbecues this weekend; the adjoining skate park and playground were rammed. No one was wearing a mask. I too enjoy a BBQ, trust me I do.. a nice steak, a nice burger, some grilled veggies.. but is this the best time to do this? Sweden is not an isolated country in the middle of the ocean where they got no travelers. Are they trying to win a race but helping the virus affect more? I thought the purpose is to try (our) best to limit this exposure (flatten the curve and all that) so we can save anyone who can be save. Helping this speed up won't help them.