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In Germany we have a couple of politicians and scientists who every fortnight predict mayhem in a fortnight. No mayhem ever materialized though. We didn't have

In Germany we have a couple of politicians and scientists who every fortnight predict mayhem in a fortnight. No mayhem ever materialized though. We didn't have any actual Triages, ICUs are not overwhelmed. And this seems to be true for almost anywhere except for extreme shit shows like in Italy early 2020. So ... my emprical conclusion is that Corona is bad but not as dangerous as our governments want us to believe to justify their powergrabbing moves. And gathering outside is probably completely irrelevant anyway.

koonsolo 6y ago
Go talk to someone in the ICU. The sister of one of my best friends works in ICU in Belgium. Recently with the 2nd peak, they had to pick between 2 patients because they were overwelmed in some timeframe. They let one patient die to save the other. Don't expect these things to reach the news. In the news we always stayed well below our max capacity. But it's not because you have 1000 free beds that you can handle 1000 patients on average, because things peak in regions and time.
apexalpha 6y ago
When I was a little kid I asked my father once why there were large trucks driving around covering the streets with salt. "It's to keep the roads ice free." he said. 'But dad, there's never ice one the roads here!', I responded. To which my dad says: "mhh, I guess we might as well stop with the salt then." ---- Just because the mayhem in Germany was prevented doesn't mean it wouldn't have happened if no measures were taken. I live in the Netherlands, and we just went into full lockdown again because we're running out of hospital capacity. Some cancer treatments and other non-Covid care have already been postponed / cancelled. Believe me when I tell you your politicians are right; it would be mayhem if nothing was done.

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In Germany we have a couple of politicians and scientists who every fortnight predict mayhem in a fortnight. No mayhem ever materialized though. We didn't have

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koonsolo 6y ago
Go talk to someone in the ICU. The sister of one of my best friends works in ICU in Belgium. Recently with the 2nd peak, they had to pick between 2 patients because they were overwelmed in some timeframe. They let one patient die to save the other. Don't expect these things to reach the news. In the news we always stayed well below our max capacity. But it's not because you have 1000 free beds that you can handle 1000 patients on average, because things peak in regions and time.
apexalpha 6y ago
When I was a little kid I asked my father once why there were large trucks driving around covering the streets with salt. "It's to keep the roads ice free." he said. 'But dad, there's never ice one the roads here!', I responded. To which my dad says: "mhh, I guess we might as well stop with the salt then." ---- Just because the mayhem in Germany was prevented doesn't mean it wouldn't have happened if no measures were taken. I live in the Netherlands, and we just went into full lockdown again because we're running out of hospital capacity. Some cancer treatments and other non-Covid care have already been postponed / cancelled. Believe me when I tell you your politicians are right; it would be mayhem if nothing was done.