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secondwind

(16,903 posts)
1. Those four countries had a combined total of less than 400 cases yesterday.......
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:55 PM
Jul 2020


while we had 55,000....

BamaRefugee

(3,903 posts)
2. do you have a link to those 4 countries, I want to use your info but need to be sure, thank you!
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:10 PM
Jul 2020

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)
4. Here is one place to start.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:33 PM
Jul 2020
https://covid19.who.int/region/euro/country/de

This is a direct link for Germany from the WHO, but they have a clickable map for the other countries in the region.

GopherGal

(2,952 posts)
11. And Sweden would be considered the counter-example
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:56 PM
Jul 2020

...among European nations, with its 7000+ cases per million (still beats USA's 9500)
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/]

The NYT article "Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale"
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/sweden-economy-coronavirus.html]

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
14. Are they closed for the school year as normal, or are they closed because of SARS-COV-2? nt
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 10:40 PM
Jul 2020

BamaRefugee

(3,903 posts)
16. Let me copy her text
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 10:44 PM
Jul 2020

This is Not Correct information ❗️Most of the SCHOOLS were closed here, Universities and Private. Parents Did not send thier Children to School. EVERYTHING /Sports events and Gatherings Closed as We speak now StiLL❗️Please Do not use Sweden as en example unless you have Your Statements/ facts Correct .

She used to live here in California and hates trump!

Ferrets are Cool

(23,048 posts)
6. He is too stupid to understand that he CANNOT cut funding for JUST Democrats...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:38 PM
Jul 2020

sheesh, what a fucking dumbfuck. Schools are not segregated by political affiliation.

moondust

(21,352 posts)
7. Interesting choice of countries.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:54 PM
Jul 2020

Is there a hint of "white supremacy" in Dumpy's ignorant comment?

liberalla

(11,221 posts)
8. Dear Prez, Why don't you bring the experts from Germany, Denmark,
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:30 PM
Jul 2020

Norway & Sweden to the U.S. to help manage the virus and get us ready for schools to open?

Then you might understand why they are ready and we are not.
You won't listen to your own experts... maybe you'll listen to them?

Just remember, if you ignore them and waste more time, it will continue
to spread and be worse than it is now.

IggleDuer

(980 posts)
13. All of thes nations have "socialized medicine" ...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:43 PM
Jul 2020

... the citizens there are not afraid to seek care early in their disease.

Talitha

(8,152 posts)
18. Fuck Trump
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 11:54 PM
Jul 2020

Always blowing smoke.

Always inventing a new dilemma.

What a weak-assed failure.

Fred's Failure.

Hope you're happy, Fred.

(btw, we really need a middle finger emoji)

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