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Originally Posted by prydey
And yet it continues to get referenced  |
Because it is interesting.
They are interesting because they consistently did something different to most others.
Rolling 7 day Daily new infections are at the same level as late march after a peak in June. Slow increase, sudden drop, steady then slight bounceback.
There is virtually no social distancing, virtually no masks - so why does the rate drop suddenly through July ? - is it a summer thing ? (the UK, and USA did not get a summer reprieve)
Rolling 7 day Deaths peaked April 16 at 99, then virtually steady decline until 1 per day rolling 7 day average.
Why ?
I have not said that they got everything right, but there are some answers or at least some questions to be found in their figures.
Note - they are very consistent with how they count deaths over time, arguably moreso than many other countries with a significant Covid-19 problem -
They look at every death, if the person had a positive COVID-19 test in the 30 days before death, then it is counted as a COVID-19 Death.
I don't know how to objectively compare economies.