Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain
by LatteLazy on Saturday December 19, 2020 @03:21PM
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I'd say that counts against the UK: The UK failed to control this DESPITE lovely weather meaning people don't mind meeting outside and schools being shut anyway. Australia battled this through their winter and won despite the outdoors being basicly shut...
Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain
by elyobo on Saturday December 19, 2020 @03:52PM
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Population densities are not wildly different between the two countries if you realise that most of Australia is effectively unpopulated and the vast majority live in a handful of metropolitan areas.
Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain
by robbiep on Saturday December 19, 2020 @03:49PM
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During Melbourne’s winter, Melbourne was reporting the same number of cases a day as the UK in summer.
[0] https://twitter.com/drdeannechiu/status/1322834922269073408?...
[1] https://twitter.com/drericlevi/status/1322822297867018240?s=...
yes I know I posted essentially the same information to two comments, I apologise for the spam
Re:London put in emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new strain
by randomsearch on Saturday December 19, 2020 @04:24PM
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My point was, the comparison was invalid due to the seasons but _the comparison is invalid anyway because the two countries are extremely different_.
Australia is in summer, so it would make more sense to compare it to the UK’s summer, if you insist on comparing two countries with very different population densities (a key factor in the spread of COVID-19).