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> The rest of the world will be in the position where those who would have died from Covid have already probably died, but NZ won't. People who've survived COV
by markdown 6y ago
> The rest of the world will be in the position where those who would have died from Covid have already probably died, but NZ won't.
People who've survived COVID can get it again and die the second time:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-twice-death-dutch-woman/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-twice-death-dutch-woman/
- secondcoming 6y agoYes. The main point in the article is that an 'eldery woman... with rare cancer.. and receiving chemotherapy' died after getting covid a second time. Most people now who get it aren't dying. The number of positive test cases is skyrocketing, but deaths aren't. There'll come a point where only death rates will used to judge whether lockdowns should continue or not, not infection rates.
- iso947 6y agoDeaths in the U.K. are ballooning, as are hospital patients.
- secondcoming 6y agoNo they're not (deaths). The ratio of deaths per infections is quite low. It's right there on Google's page if you search for 'UK Covid'
- iso947 6y agoDeaths in NW 17/Oct 45 (Not all data in yet) 10/Oct 37 3/Oct 22 26/Sep 14