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Several countries like Sweden and Japan and Korea proved that there are other options.
by 6nf 6y ago
Several countries like Sweden and Japan and Korea proved that there are other options.
- ceejayoz 6y agoSweden appears to bear out the parent comment's point, that the end result is still lockdown, just voluntary and less well organized: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/sweden-economy-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/sweden-economy-c... > This is what has happened: Not only have thousands more people died than in neighboring countries that imposed lockdowns, but Sweden’s economy has fared little better. “They literally gained nothing,” said Jacob F. Kirkegaard, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington. “It’s a self-inflicted wound, and they have no economic gains.”
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- noxer 6y agoDid you even read my post? Do you think people in Sweden still went to the the cinema watching 2h long movies with 200 other people in the same room when everyone around them closed everything? Do you think it needed a ban/regulation for that to stop? People in Sweden knew exactly what everyone around them did. Also Sweden death per million is one of the highest despite the fact they got it rather late and hospitals where officially never overwhelmed.
- 6nf 6y agoGood job ignoring the other examples
- noxer 6y agoI don't need to name them all, my post made a general statement that may or may not be true but certainly would apply to all countries with access to international news.
- majewsky 6y agoJapan and Korea have had experiences with SARS-CoV-1 back in the day. Therefore, using face masks in everyday life is ingrained in their culture by now. It would certainly be interesting to see data points from an alternate reality where the US population was consistent about wearing face masks in public.
- fomine3 6y agoJapan has no experiences with SARS-CoV-1