the information is public on Worldometer. I include only the major countries in order to put Sweden into context. Belgium is the "bloody nightmare", ask yourself why nobody talks about it? It is of course the home of the EU government and a socialist paradise. We don't know as yet why there is so much variation in outcomes between countries, but it's apparent that border control is a big factor and lockdowns are not. That east asian countries have been routinely wearing masks for about 20 years is possibly the reason they've done well.
interesting.... In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes. It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957, Hong Kong in April 1957, and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957. The estimated number of deaths was 1.1 million worldwide and 116,000 in the United States. The population of the U.S. at the time was 172 million, so the death rate per million was 674, more than double Covid-19.
Funnily enough, a history professor friend of mine insisted that "orange" was originally "norange", and the "n" migrated to the "a" with common usage (a norange -> an orange)
I read the other day that men with a longer ring finger than their index finger are less likely to die from Covid ,due to increased testosterone levels in the womb. I suspect this is complete bunkum but for fun sake who on here falls into this category. I do.
