What the heck does “failing to show solidarity” mean?
They have had 17,953 (diagnosed) cases and 1766 deaths compared with 124,632 cases and 15,362 deaths in Italy. Math wasn’t my major in college, but it seems like the Dutch are doing better than Italy.
I have a sick feeling the “experts” will decide that Herd immunity was the way to go after all, but only after the economy has been totally trashed and the bloody, violent riots have been put down.
The daily growth rate in the Netherlands for CV cases for the last 7 days has averaged 9.9%. By comparison, locked down neighboring Germany has seen about 9.2% average daily growth, and Belgium about 14% growth. Why is there not more skepticism about these lockdowns when there is data showing that countries that don’t lock down aren’t seeing much difference in case growth?
A lot of people (including a lot of Freepers) are upset with anyone who isn’t joining the stampede.
They are trying to shame them into start running madly.
The Dutch will lose many old folks — what’s left of their sensible, un-indoctrinated, un-progressive population. Their leadership is pleased.
Infections : 124,000
Deaths 15,000
Just last week they had settled on “herd immunity”. What happened? Seems to me once you have made that decision you pretty much are stuck with it.
“My local florist, ironmonger, delicatessen, bakery and toy store are still serving customers. Posters on the door and sticky tape on the floor encourage people to give each other space. Staff at the tills wear surgical gloves.
Only those businesses that require touching, like hairdressers, beauticians and red light brothels, have been forced to cease trading.
Schools, nurseries and universities are closed until at least 28 April.
Bars, restaurants and cannabis cafes are shut, although they seem to be doing a roaring trade in takeaways.”
Sounds pretty much like what we’re doing here.
It doesn't work like that. For herd immunity to work you need over 90% to be infected so that there is no likely disease propagation path through society to those most vulnerable - those who will likely die if they get it. To get there everyone else needs to get and recover from the disease. To do that you need to invoke a national policy of toilet seat licking.
