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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by mtsr on Thursday March 12, 2020 @08:06AM (#22555896)
Nevertheless health care outcomes on average are pretty good, if you look at things like life expectancy...
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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by Udik on Thursday March 12, 2020 @08:20AM (#22556002)
I'm not saying healthcare is bad ("sloppiness" wasn't a good choice of a term). In fact it's very well organised.

It's more that the Dutch seem to be extremely... relaxed, maybe a bit fatalistic, about illness. It's a "suck it up" attitude. The fact that they're so slow in taking action now doesn't surprise me.

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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by hef19898 on Thursday March 12, 2020 @10:07AM (#22556989)
Maybe cultural. One of the reasons I love working with the Dutch is their calm professional approach to things. Not the worst trait to have in times of crisis.
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