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It looks like you were right Reaper . There has been a lot of under reporting:
https://greece.greekreporter.com/202...rom-italy-now/
People are carrying it and don't even know it. Stay home or get tested.
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Italy actually has an older population than South Korea, but does not have an older population than Germany. Age cannot, therefore, fully explain the dramatic differences in coronavirus death rates.
The answer can be found, perhaps, if one looks at the age distribution of coronavirus cases in each country, where there are striking differences. While 59.7 percent of cases of coronavirus fatalities in Italy were over 60 years of age (the majority), only 21 percent of cases in South Korea and 15.5 percent of cases in Germany were from the same age group.
The answer can be found, perhaps, if one looks at the age distribution of coronavirus cases in each country, where there are striking differences. While 59.7 percent of cases of coronavirus fatalities in Italy were over 60 years of age (the majority), only 21 percent of cases in South Korea and 15.5 percent of cases in Germany were from the same age group.
Italy’s policy was selective in examining suspected cases of coronavirus, unlike Germany and South Korea, where there were mass collections of samples and mass analyses were conducted.
According to official data published on March 15, about 14,800 of the total 24,747 confirmed cases in Italy were in people over the age of 60. This figure actually represents 15-20 percent of all cases, compared to other countries, not the 59.70 percent as Italy officially states.
Italy is probably approaching or exceeding 100,000 real cases, most of which have not been diagnosed. And seeing the increase in the rate of cases, the difference between actual and confirmed cases is probably increasing daily.
In short, Dr. Farsalinos believes that the deficient testing for COVID-19 in Italy was the reason much of the younger population has not been diagnosed, and it is certain that a large number of younger Itaiians are infected but are unaware that they carry the virus.
Most likely, some have had a mild form of the illness, which either did not affect their activities at all or they fell ill for a couple of days and then returned to their daily routine. These were the so-called “moving bombs” (also called super spreaders) who were for the most part responsible for transmitting the coronavirus to the community.
So what does all this mean for Greece? Greece is currently conducting extremely selective testing for coronavirus, perhaps even more selective than Italy had performed. This means that today we must have a large number of cases that have not been identified and are circulating among us.
Without the diagnosis and detection of cases, you cannot isolate coronavirus victims from healthy people. Geographical isolation and lockdown are not enough to tackle the problem — they will actually only prolong it.
A change of attitude is needed now, according to this veteran researcher. Requisition of labs and equipment is needed, and labs need to be properly staffed 24 hours a day. Community intervention is needed to find and control cases, to prepare screening centers for coordinated turnover and sample collection.
All cases must be found and diagnosed at all costs. And all this has to be done immediately.
A change of attitude is needed now, according to this veteran researcher. Requisition of labs and equipment is needed, and labs need to be properly staffed 24 hours a day. Community intervention is needed to find and control cases, to prepare screening centers for coordinated turnover and sample collection.
All cases must be found and diagnosed at all costs. And all this has to be done immediately.
Italy is very close to a herd immunity scenario, that is to say, a much larger part of the population is affected. This is also England’s conscious decision and strategy, based on its Prime Minister’s recent announcements.
Some have described his decision as “paranoid crazy,” expressing fears that England “is heading towards the macabre primacy of the highest number of deaths in Europe, perhaps in the world, by the coronavirus.”
Dr. Farsalinos says that Greece does not seem to be consciously employing this strategy, but we must immediately realize that we are still heading for a herd immunity scenario regardless. We need to change tactics now. Otherwise, let’s make a decision and let the government officially inform us that we are implementing such a strategy.
Some have described his decision as “paranoid crazy,” expressing fears that England “is heading towards the macabre primacy of the highest number of deaths in Europe, perhaps in the world, by the coronavirus.”
Dr. Farsalinos says that Greece does not seem to be consciously employing this strategy, but we must immediately realize that we are still heading for a herd immunity scenario regardless. We need to change tactics now. Otherwise, let’s make a decision and let the government officially inform us that we are implementing such a strategy.
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