> Erm, the US and UK ? Their handling has been dire. Strange how the idea the UK mishandled the crisis persists, but at least one report [1] suggests otherwise

> Erm, the US and UK ? Their handling has been dire. Strange how the idea the UK mishandled the crisis persists, but at least one report [1] suggests otherwise, maybe the UK could have done better but certainly didn't do much worse than it's peers: United Kingdom excess mortality per 100000 people due to Covid: 128 (ratio of actual excess deaths compared to reported: 0.97) <- actually over reported deaths France excess mortality per 100000 people due to Covid: 124 (ratio of actual excess deaths compared to reported: 1.28) Spain excess mortality per 100000 people due to Covid: 186 (ratio of actual excess deaths compared to reported: 1.64) Italy excess mortality per 100000 people due to Covid: 227 (ratio of actual excess deaths compared to reported: 1.89) Poland excess mortality per 100000 people due to Covid: 297 (ratio of actual excess deaths compared to reported: 2.20) 1. https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2821%2902796-3 https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2821... (PDF)