Posted on 04/26/2020 5:26:13 PM PDT by CaptainMorgantown
To calculate excess deaths, the FT has compared deaths from all causes in the weeks of a location’s outbreak in March and April 2020 to the average for the same period between 2015 and 2019.
(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...
But the actual data in their article is interesting and shows something very different from what they intended. The "excess death rates" are significantly higher in the EU nations with the most stringent lockdown policies than in nations with mild or no lockdowns.
Of the 11 European nations cited in the "study", the ones with the lowest excess deaths are:
* Sweden (no lockdown at all, excess deaths of +18%)
* Denmark (mild lockdown, excess deaths of +5%) (see https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52226763)
* Austria (mild lockdown and among the first to ease lockdown measures, +12% excess deaths) (see https://www.politico.eu/article/aus...ntry-to-lift-lockdown-measuress-after-easter/)
Contrast this to EU nations with extremely strict lockdown rules: Belgium (+60% excess deaths); England & Wales (+37% excess deaths); France (+34% excess deaths); Italy (+90% excess deaths); Netherlands (+42% excess deaths); Spain (+51% excess deaths); Switzerland (+29% excess deaths)
The one exception appears to be Portugal, which implemented fairly strict lockdown measures and showed only +10% excess deaths. This article attributes Portugals succes to being a small country with a lot of social cohesion, and an initial wave of cases that a month behind neighboring countries: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/covid-19-portugal-seemingly-fared-spain-200417211502982.html
Portugal notwithstanding, the data supports the contention that less restrictive policies that trust the general public's common sense rather than government imposed rules have been more successful and resulted in fewer deaths.
HIGHER than reported OUTSIDE the USA.
LOWER than reported INSIDE the USA.
Take that to the bank!
Yup. The current scenario of 1/4 of all deaths occurring in the US is not plausible.
I don’t believe spit of any news any more.
“As the title of the article indicates, this article was intended to “prove” that the number of coronavirus cases is much higher than reported to justify continuing lockdown policies indefinitely.”
It is really Orwellian that these financial magazines like FT, Business Insider and Forbes are really anti-capitalist.
Liars.
So tired of the world: could
it takes a fearful populace to willingly hand over their freedoms
Thank God for President Trump stopping the Chinese from entering our Country. Same goes for President Trump stopping the Europeans from entering the USA.
Or it could be 99.999% lower. Who knows and who can believe anything we are told on the news these days?
I’m not fearful and I’m not handing over ANY of my freedoms.
Could be.....
Maybe....
Likely....
Suspected.....
How about some FACTS for a change???????
It’s higher than expected.
It’s lower than expected.
It’s higher than reported.
It’s lower than reported.
Got it!
Italy to Reopen Factories in Staged End to Coronavirus Lockdown
Get a grip
if it “could” means, then it “could not” be too!!
More twisting of logic and torturing of mathematics to attempt to get to a number to justify the stripping of freedom — awesome
I don’t believe spit of any news any more.
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I don’t, either.
Yeah...I just hocked a loogie!!
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