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JPbelgium

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10. every country seems to have its own abacus ?

Reply to Steelrolled (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2020, 06:49 AM

Apr 2020

The reported number of deaths may be among be highest, but to compare it to other countries you probably have to divide the Belgian number by at least 2. Every "suspected" death is counted as corona-related.

For me this graph is more meaningful: the actual occupation of hospital beds:

<a href="https://imgur.com/01nYGMO"><img src="" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

BTW: occupation of ICU beds is about 50% here.

https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/news/

Oh, and borders are closed and controlled. Even trying to cross a border without a very good reason will cost you € 250 fine...

<a href="https://imgur.com/CDHnNBv"><img src="" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>

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Appears Belgium now has most per-capita corona virus deaths [View all] Steelrolled Apr 2020 OP

Looks like the only other countries worse off are... BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #1

You are right, I should have mentioned Steelrolled Apr 2020 #2

Thanks! I'd love to see a per capita chart but haven't been able to find one. LAS14 Apr 2020 #15

I do state charts as well. I was thinking of putting this stuff on-line Steelrolled Apr 2020 #16

Thanks, but I wouldn't know how to pick which states. You might post that one in this thread... LAS14 Apr 2020 #17

I'll just post one set, as I think people might get tired of it. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #18

Populations: Andorra 77,000, Sint Maarten (half a Caribbean island) 43,000, San Marino 34,000 Celerity Apr 2020 #5

Belgium says transparency explains high virus death toll Celerity Apr 2020 #3

Belgium is about the size of Maryland, fwiw. greyl Apr 2020 #4

It has twice the population of Maryland DFW Apr 2020 #7

I am usually in Belgium once a week for work (haven't been back in 5 weeks) DFW Apr 2020 #6

There are cafes divided by that border Recursion Apr 2020 #8

I'm sure the border areas like that are not heavily controlled DFW Apr 2020 #9

I thought it went back to the 80 years war? Recursion Apr 2020 #12

The border went back and forth DFW Apr 2020 #13

every country seems to have its own abacus ? JPbelgium Apr 2020 #10

Transparency, folks elias7 Apr 2020 #11

The CDC recently (last week I think) changed the reporting rules Steelrolled Apr 2020 #14