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Germany handling this outbreak remarkably well.
Any German QBNrs care to share what's the approach in Germany?
- I think their government was much more prepared than others & people obey rules.Beeswax
- Well, for one thing, the national health care system here is robust. For another, testing was done SK-style. And the government was pretty quick to react ...Continuity
- ... when they saw what was happening in Italy. And yeah, people obey the rules, here, for the most part. You should see the dirty looks I get from some GermansContinuity
- ... when I cross the street on a red light.Continuity
- One interesting thing I read this morning is that DE has twice as many free/available ICU beds as Italy has in total (free or taken).Continuity
- Gives you a sense of the robust nature of the health care system, as well as the overall level of preparedness.Continuity
- @Continuity thank you for the info. What's "SK-style?"Krassy
- South Korea-style. Testing is/was a big deal here, in order to capture more accurate data, and to make more informed decisions.Continuity
- It's obviously not perfect: people are still falling ill, and some people are dying. But, hopefully, the measures help bring things under control.Continuity
- Testing is so crucial!Krassy
- I read somewhere that Germany is transporting French people in to treat them !Krassy
- Yup. There are enough free beds here that DE is taking patients from France and, I think, Spain and Italy.Continuity
- And what is the treatment? The death rate is so low in DE. Do you have a cure there for covid-19?Krassy
- Good question, I really don't know, I'm afraid. But, the death rate looks low because of high testing, in part.Continuity
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- This is CNN's take on the question: https://edition.cnn.…Continuity
- @grafician oh wow, way ahead of other places!Krassy