The danger that isn't over
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talkpolitics14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021
The COVID-19 epidemic has killed nearly 15 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is nearly three times more than the officially reported death toll from the coronavirus, which is 5.4 million.
According to the WHO, overall global mortality has been 13% higher in the last two years than usual. In India alone, there were actually 4.7 million COVID-19-related deaths, or 10 times more than officially reported.
Many countries seem to have underestimated coronavirus mortality data in an attempt to better reflect their response and policies against the pandemic. The Indian government has even questioned the WHO's assessment, saying it has "concerns" about the methodology, but other independent studies have come to similar conclusions about the number of deaths in the country.
New WHO estimates use the indicator of "over-mortality" or how many more people have died than expected related to the average mortality before the COVID-19 pandemic. This column also includes deaths from other diseases that have been a result of overcrowding of national health systems and limited access to hospitals due to the coronavirus infection.
However, the WHO is adamant that most of the extra 9.5 million deaths are a direct result of COVID-19, not indirect victims. In Egypt, the death rate is 11.6 times higher than the officially reported deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. In India - 10 times. In Pakistan - 8 times. In Serbia 4.4 times. In Russia - 3.5 times.
Meanwhile for China, Japan and Australia, the WHO data shows a reduction in overall mortality since the beginning of the pandemic. Strict restrictive measures against the spread of the coronavirus were imposed in these countries very early on, which may have prevented the spread of other infectious diseases. China continues to pursue a "zero COVID" policy, including mass testing and quarantine of millions of people.
There may be countries with higher mortality from coronavirus infection than in Egypt and India, but many countries around the world lack reliable statistics on deaths. This is especially true in Africa. According to Professor John Wakefield of the University of Washington in Seattle, who participated in the WHO study, there are no reliable statistics for 41 of the 54 African countries.
With many restrictions now lifted worldwide, we may think the pandemic is over and gone, but we might be in for a nasty surprise, come autumn.
The COVID-19 epidemic has killed nearly 15 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is nearly three times more than the officially reported death toll from the coronavirus, which is 5.4 million.
According to the WHO, overall global mortality has been 13% higher in the last two years than usual. In India alone, there were actually 4.7 million COVID-19-related deaths, or 10 times more than officially reported.
Many countries seem to have underestimated coronavirus mortality data in an attempt to better reflect their response and policies against the pandemic. The Indian government has even questioned the WHO's assessment, saying it has "concerns" about the methodology, but other independent studies have come to similar conclusions about the number of deaths in the country.
New WHO estimates use the indicator of "over-mortality" or how many more people have died than expected related to the average mortality before the COVID-19 pandemic. This column also includes deaths from other diseases that have been a result of overcrowding of national health systems and limited access to hospitals due to the coronavirus infection.
However, the WHO is adamant that most of the extra 9.5 million deaths are a direct result of COVID-19, not indirect victims. In Egypt, the death rate is 11.6 times higher than the officially reported deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. In India - 10 times. In Pakistan - 8 times. In Serbia 4.4 times. In Russia - 3.5 times.
Meanwhile for China, Japan and Australia, the WHO data shows a reduction in overall mortality since the beginning of the pandemic. Strict restrictive measures against the spread of the coronavirus were imposed in these countries very early on, which may have prevented the spread of other infectious diseases. China continues to pursue a "zero COVID" policy, including mass testing and quarantine of millions of people.
There may be countries with higher mortality from coronavirus infection than in Egypt and India, but many countries around the world lack reliable statistics on deaths. This is especially true in Africa. According to Professor John Wakefield of the University of Washington in Seattle, who participated in the WHO study, there are no reliable statistics for 41 of the 54 African countries.
With many restrictions now lifted worldwide, we may think the pandemic is over and gone, but we might be in for a nasty surprise, come autumn.
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Date: 8/5/22 20:09 (UTC)Whoever it is, I want to laugh at max volume at their eardrums over whatever remote transmission system is available to me.
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Date: 8/5/22 20:48 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/5/22 22:07 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/5/22 04:22 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/5/22 23:33 (UTC)I think reinstating restrictions will be hard to sell to the people - wherever selling things to the people is necessary.
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Date: 9/5/22 12:14 (UTC)