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Re:Deaths due to Covid-19 compared with deaths from influenz... by juusto on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:22AM (#24718855)
I saw something related to it in two outlets, the BBC and YLE (finnish news).

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52704836

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-is-taking-a-high-to...

https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11433976

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Re:Deaths due to Covid-19 compared with deaths from influenz... by gerikson on Thursday October 08, 2020 @10:51AM (#24719581)
The intent was to give palliative care, not literally murder people . Although this source does sound the alarm that the line is thin.

In essence, palliative care for cancer does not translate into the same effect with COVID-19.

https://www.dagensmedicin.se/artiklar/2020/06/15/palliativ-v...

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