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Belgian here. 1) we counted _all_ possible cases (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/22/841005901/why-belgiums-death-rate-is-so-high-

• jjcon 6y ago
  I didn’t say cases I said deaths - both countries have adopted the same guidelines for counting deaths. I would also argue that it is outcomes that matter here - deaths. You can argue as to why Belgium policy failed worse than other countries (population density) but at the end of the day it is outcomes that matter. Additionally, yes the US has some very sparsely populated areas but the thing is they don’t affect the numbers that much because they are just that - sparsely populated.
  • scambier 6y ago
    > I didn’t say cases I said deaths The article I linked is literally titled "Why Belgium's death rate is so high", you didn't even took the time to just click on it before replying to me. Here's another, more recent article, in case you'd want to know more, and how our "over" counting effectively hurts our international image: https://www.dw.com/en/belgiums-coronavirus-overcounting-controversy/a-53660975 https://www.dw.com/en/belgiums-coronavirus-overcounting-cont... I'm just tired with people taking Belgium as a "worse situation" example, while our lockdown had been quite successful in flattening the curve. A counterpoint though, we really badly handled the nursing homes, and most of our deaths come from there.