HumblePi
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Germany should be the model for every other as to how they've handled this epidemic. Their death rate is extremely low compared to surrounding countries like Spain and Italy. The death rate in Germany is 0.72% but in Italy, where over 10,000 people have died, is 10.8 percent. In Spain, it’s 8 percent.
Here's why. In Germany, they're testing more than 120,000 people a week. Their healthcare and particularly their intensive care facilities, are some of the best in the world. Germany locked down tight, and this is possibly the biggest factor in their low mortality rate.
[snip] Germany has also been better at protecting its older residents, who are at much greater risk. States banned visits to the elderly, and policymakers issued urgent warnings to limit contact with older people. Many seem to have quarantined themselves.[/snip]
Opinion | Germany Has Relatively Few Deaths From Coronavirus. Why? - The New York Times
What should the US learn from Germany? The biggest factor is locking down cities, people absolutely must avoid coming in contact with others and there shouldn't be a person out on the street or in a supermarket or Walmart without some type of mask protecting their mouth and nose.
Our federal government should be mailing out a N95 mask to every person in the US.
Here's why. In Germany, they're testing more than 120,000 people a week. Their healthcare and particularly their intensive care facilities, are some of the best in the world. Germany locked down tight, and this is possibly the biggest factor in their low mortality rate.
[snip] Germany has also been better at protecting its older residents, who are at much greater risk. States banned visits to the elderly, and policymakers issued urgent warnings to limit contact with older people. Many seem to have quarantined themselves.[/snip]
Opinion | Germany Has Relatively Few Deaths From Coronavirus. Why? - The New York Times
What should the US learn from Germany? The biggest factor is locking down cities, people absolutely must avoid coming in contact with others and there shouldn't be a person out on the street or in a supermarket or Walmart without some type of mask protecting their mouth and nose.
Our federal government should be mailing out a N95 mask to every person in the US.