Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

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SvennoJ said:

Maybe the numbers are still high in Germany since they have the capacity to keep measuring? A lot of countries restricted testing so reported numbers went down a lot sooner than the actual numbers. In Germany reported deaths are in step with the reported cases while in most places reported deaths peaked far later than reported cases. Or it can be that Germany opened back up a bit too early.

Ukraine was struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic even before Russian troops advanced on the country. It was slower to launch its COVID-19 vaccination campaigns than other European countries, and while the government encouraged citizens to get immunized, most people struggled to find a way to get the shot, didn’t feel the need to get vaccinated, or didn’t trust the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.

Just before the invasion on Feb. 24, only 35% of the Ukrainian population had been vaccinated.

Doubt it, Germany is notoriously poor at testing:

As for Ukraine, who knows, but cases were starting to come down just before the war, consistent with Russia and Moldova.