That Reuters article is speculation from nearly a year ago.
When thousands are sick, and hospitals are full, medical personnel is stretched to their limits, nobody can get intensive care, regardless of age. Poverty is a serious issue that needs to be tackled, but ignoring direct and indirect deaths due to Covid is simply wrong.
No, enough of the moral take. We didn’t approach this pragmatically, and we need to stand up against the grandstanding that fervently uses emotional hostage taking as a talking point.
FUD was at maximum from the start. Toilet paper shortages. What else can I say.
Hysteria got everyone going to the hospital. That’s it. You know how I’m sure? Because it’s the same phenomenon that got everyone to stock up on toilet paper.
It was the fucking FLU. What a shame.
Anyone that disagrees with this better fucking provide the Covid numbers in comparison to previous year flu numbers.
Today, hospitals in France at 83% capacity, in the region around Paris at 104%. During the first wave, the situation in Italy was so bad doctors had to choose who had a higher chance of survival and only admit them, and leave others to die on the streets.
I cannot believe there are still people in an alternative reality.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/?utm_campaign=home...?
Here are some numbers. Do check when was the last time a "flu" killed ( confirmed) 2.7m people. Not to mention it's still ongoing, mutating, and new variants are more easy to spread and heavier, especially among younger (<50 years) people. Please educate yourself and stop spewing nonsense that was debunked a month in the pandemic.
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