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Immersiveunreality on 27 April 2020
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SvennoJ said:
Immersiveunreality said:
Damn,i'm not the most social guy but i do miss my family.
Infections and deaths are on a steady decline in Belgium and also the Netherlands i presume,schools are partly having classes again next week.

Any insight in what the strategies are going forward?

Belgium is still at some 1100 new cases daily and 200 deaths.
The Netherlands still at over 700 new cases daily and 100 deaths.

Previous estimates suggest in both deaths are under reported although much more in the Netherlands. (Looking at divergence from the norm the Netherlands and Belgium are actually quite close)

Contrast with Ontario (population 14.6 million, sitting in between Belgium and the Netherlands) where we have a bit over 500 new cases daily and 45 deaths (likely also under counted) and here they just extended school closures until May 31st.



Countries like New Zealand, Australia and South Korea want to eliminate the virus before getting going again. Austria was down to 50 cases daily (now slightly up again to 70 average) when starting to slowly open things up again.

What is the plan in the Netherlands and Belgium? Let it slowly keep going as long as it doesn't overwhelm the health care system? Or is the hope it will still shrink away to almost nothing?

The cases and deaths need to be atleast half of what they're now before the quarantine/soft lockdown will be dissolved,i'm guessing we could reach that point at end May/mid Juli.

I can't wait to invite some folks and cook up some fine dishes for them,when it is safe to do ofcourse and i also need to do the rest of my playtrough of Sekiro with my brother in law.(playing that game with two and taking turns is great:p)