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> Dead is dead, unless the state finds a way to claim that it was not a COVID19 dead. It's just a matter of demanding tests to declare as a COVID death and do
by gaius_baltar 6y ago
> Dead is dead, unless the state finds a way to claim that it was not a COVID19 dead.
It's just a matter of demanding tests to declare as a COVID death and do not providing enough tests.
Brazil, for example, has an artificially low count of cases due to the lack of tests and a similarly low number of deaths. However, cases of death by "pneumonia", generic types of SARS and "unexplained respiratory diseases" skyrocketed: https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/coronavirus/alem-da-covid-19-brasil-tem-outras-2771-mortes-por-problemas-respiratorios-sem-explicacao-24389276 https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/coronavirus/alem-da-covid...
- lostlogin 6y agoThis has occurred in many countries and will presumably be part of way the final impact is finally measured. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronavirus-missing-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/21/world/coronav...