4 x 242k divided by population remains better than what south of the border and Quebec did. Pretty pathetic
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4 x 242k divided by population remains better than what south of the border and Quebec did. Pretty pathetic
Most know population density has a lot to do with the virus infections, numbers are per sq. km
Canada. 4
US......... 36
China.... 148
India..... 455
You had to expect an explosion of cases, given their large poverty population and expect the worst.
Two-thirds of people in India live in poverty: 68.8% of the Indian population lives on less than $2 a day. Over 30% even have less than $1.25 per day available - they are considered extremely poor. This makes the Indian subcontinent one of the poorest countries in the world; women and children, the weakest members of Indian society, suffer most.
Canada. 4
US......... 36
China.... 148
India..... 455
You had to expect an explosion of cases, given their large poverty population and expect the worst.
Two-thirds of people in India live in poverty: 68.8% of the Indian population lives on less than $2 a day. Over 30% even have less than $1.25 per day available - they are considered extremely poor. This makes the Indian subcontinent one of the poorest countries in the world; women and children, the weakest members of Indian society, suffer most.
Did the numbers wow, even if India hits the 4 X deaths still half the deaths Quebec had per population percentage.
Yes exactly. So while density is a factor, stupidity trumps (no pun intended) density
Did some more searching, looks like India may be under reporting the deaths by up to 6 times.
www.nytimes.com
As Covid-19 Devastates India, Deaths Go Undercounted (Published 2021)
Fatalities have been overlooked or downplayed, understating the human toll of the country’s outbreak, which accounts for nearly half of all new cases in a global surge.
There is already 6x as many as they are well under reporting.
Must be nice to be able to give away other Canadians vaccines after you've already gotten yours.
For all of you wanting to bankrupt many for the virus, a little known fact that can be changed, if people want it to.
Do any of you read any articles about this? Does the media really give a fuck about this, no because it does not spread fear into people and to the media fear sells.
Around 9 million people die every year of hunger and hunger-related diseases. This is more than from AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
Do any of you read any articles about this? Does the media really give a fuck about this, no because it does not spread fear into people and to the media fear sells.
Hunger? Very sad indeed...but what does that have to do with a thread on the coronavirus, apart from trying to distract from the issue and avoid the topic? By all means, start a separate thread on hunger though if you wish. That would also be worth discussing...in the proper place.
^^^^^^ But it does show how people react to this virus due to the media and how the media feeds this virus to us. You need to look outside the box sometimes.
Again touting it is the medias... You are right, YOU need to look outside the box... the box of conspiracy theory.
I have never ever claimed conspiracy, the media found a new source of income and rode with it and people being as gullible as they are gobbled it up. The media made it look like the virus of all viruses and what, 96.6% of the population never caught it, take away people over 80 and deaths are probably lower than 0.004%.
Sure as fuck beats out climate change.
PS. Waiting for, People over 80 do not count?
Sure as fuck beats out climate change.
PS. Waiting for, People over 80 do not count?
This is out of context. Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal cover maybe 90 % of the population, but only less than maybe 1% of the land area. If we’re equally distributed, we’ll each have acres and acres of backyards.
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Then we would need to put all those cities in an area the size of Saskatchewan to match up with other countries area wise.
Update from NYC. Many companies are bringing back their employees to the office starting June 15. I’ve been in Manhattan a couple of times a week and have definitely noticed a big increase in people on the trains and subways. For the most part we aren’t required to wear masks except for mass transit. Hopefully we continue to move forward without any crazy outbreaks. I’m guessing the same thing will happen in Montreal and across Canada. Walking around without the fear of death will take some getting used to, but a welcomed change.
Either way border closed for another month:
Either way border closed for another month:
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Yeah I read the news about the border staying closed. Personally I think the border will remain closed for several more months. I was hoping for this summer. If Trudeau is saying that the border will remain closed until 75% of Canadians are vaccinated, that takes us until late summer or early fall at least. And then there is the new issue of booster shots.
My guess is Trudeau will keep the land border closed for a while but will drop the quarantine for air travel for people with vaccination proof. He will rely on the "standard" Europe adopts for proof.
Imagine Europe accepting Americans by plane but Canada not doing so.
But there needs to be a "gold standard" for vaccine proof. Every country will want their standard to be the standard.
Interesting perspective.
If you are correct, then the obvious considerations are the scrutiny that will happen at airports when border security must check proof of vaccination (travelers fumbling through phones, wallets, purses, etc and ensuing arguments about what is acceptable) and what the social scene will look like. Montreal goes into the “green zone” presumably June 28th but even then there will be multiple restrictions inside restaurants.
Personally, I would wait a couple months after any reopening given the anticipated chaos and restrictions.
Maybe the two countries can utilize the NEXUS pass by adding your vaccination status to it, similar to the info found in a states vaccine passport. The Fed has limited access to your state info to get approved for a NEXUS card, maybe they can add your vaccination info. Could also be done for Global Entry for other countries. What better way to trust a traveler who's a trusted traveler?
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