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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Hermit » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:02 am

rainbow wrote:
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Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
Because Belgium lacks the superb bicycle infrastructure the Netherlanders have. This makes it more difficult to spread the virus.
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:52 am

rainbow wrote:
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Fairy data. No relevance to the actual figures which are unknown. Testing is done so many ways that comparison is pointless especially in two remote countries which have failed when it comes to vaccination.
Especially when you compare two Dutch Countries. Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
For a start they are not two Dutch countries. Wallonië is French so do you make comparisons with France. You would be mad to try. België is not one country but four. They are completely different cultures. I have worked and lived in both Vlaanderen and Nederland. Vlaanderen has no resemblance to Nederland except for the language which means that some can communicate with each other only after a certain level ie. the better educated. Joe Blogs of Antwerpen could not communicate with Joe Blogs of Amsterdam. As for Brussels it is best to speak English these days. Bruxellois is almost a separate language.
Authorities in België approach collecting data very differently to Nederland. Up to about 25 years ago all data of the State was considered state secrets. Working in traffic and transport we were never allowed traffic data from them even when I worked in Antwerpen. You were issued with State data which was heavily censured to hide the state of the roads there. The same is true of Covid data and old habits die hard. What you see will not have any reflection on reality.
Corruption in Vlaanderen and for all Wallonië knows no limits. Not paying taxes is a great sport there. My sister bought a house outside Brussel that the owner never had permission 50 years ago to build it and she only found out when she tried to sell it. It is calculated that 40% of houses dont have planning permission but exact figures are difficult to get and we all know why.

So rainbow stop comparing chalk and cheese as you simply cant. Any African connections are probably through Wallonië which were the colonisers as Vlaanderen in those times was too poor and ignorant. If it was not for the EU I would hate to think what state België would now be in.
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by rainbow » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:24 am

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:52 am
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:59 am
Fairy data. No relevance to the actual figures which are unknown. Testing is done so many ways that comparison is pointless especially in two remote countries which have failed when it comes to vaccination.
Especially when you compare two Dutch Countries. Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
For a start they are not two Dutch countries.
Fairy Geography. Dutch people live in Belgium. I know some personally.

...so there!
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by rainbow » Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:29 am

Hermit wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:02 am
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 am
Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
Because Belgium lacks the superb bicycle infrastructure the Netherlanders have. This makes it more difficult to spread the virus.
:thinks: :oops: I hadn't thought of that.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:51 am

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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:51 am

Still wondering why Dutch data is not the best data? :tea:
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Post by pErvinalia » Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:57 am

It is the best data when it aligns with Scot's bias.
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Tero » Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:27 am

Missouri, the Florida of the Midwest. There is noplace in Iowa to do this partying, but two places in Missouri
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:51 pm

rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:24 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:52 am
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:59 am
Fairy data. No relevance to the actual figures which are unknown. Testing is done so many ways that comparison is pointless especially in two remote countries which have failed when it comes to vaccination.
Especially when you compare two Dutch Countries. Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
For a start they are not two Dutch countries.
Fairy Geography. Dutch people live in Belgium. I know some personally.

...so there!
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Just because Dutch people live there does not make it a Dutch country. The tax dodgers live in Belgium.
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:02 pm

Sydney covid lockdown could last months as daily cases reach record high
More than 170 daily cases reported, with block of flats sealed off by police, outbreaks affecting two hospitals and further delays to Novavax vaccine

New South Wales reported a record high number of covid cases on Tuesday despite more than four weeks of lockdown for the Sydney region, with signs tough measures could extend until September.

“Vaccination is the key to our freedom. Getting jabs in arms is a key part of our strategy,” said state premier Gladys Berejiklian. “I want August to be the month where everyone comes forward to get the jab. That is key to us being able to see what September looks like. I don’t think anyone can deny that the vaccination rate is absolutely key to how we live life in NSW.”

The lockdown had been due to end on Saturday but with less than 13% of the state’s population fully vaccinated, curbs in some form were expected to remain.

More than half of Australia’s population of nearly 26 million has been in lockdown after an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant took hold in the state of New South Wales and spread to three others.
Ozland is doing great. Testing does not prevent. Vaccination is the only way out.
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by rainbow » Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:24 pm

Scot Dutchy wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:51 pm
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:24 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:52 am
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:59 am
Fairy data. No relevance to the actual figures which are unknown. Testing is done so many ways that comparison is pointless especially in two remote countries which have failed when it comes to vaccination.
Especially when you compare two Dutch Countries. Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
For a start they are not two Dutch countries.
Fairy Geography. Dutch people live in Belgium. I know some personally.

...so there!
:Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb:
Just because Dutch people live there does not make it a Dutch country.
:blah: Yes, it does. :blah:
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:12 pm

rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:24 pm
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:51 pm
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:24 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:52 am
rainbow wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:04 am


Especially when you compare two Dutch Countries. Why does Belgium have fewer cases compared to the Nether Regions?
For a start they are not two Dutch countries.
Fairy Geography. Dutch people live in Belgium. I know some personally.

...so there!
:Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb:
Just because Dutch people live there does not make it a Dutch country.
:blah: Yes, it does. :blah:
Well then the UK is a Dutch country along with France, Germany, Denmark etc. Some crazy logic. :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny:
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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by Tero » Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:50 pm

County had 78 new cases Mon. Last time we had that was March. No trsting sundays for quite a while. They did in Jan.

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Re: The Coronavirus Thread

Post by laklak » Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:03 pm

Tero wrote:
Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:27 am
Missouri, the Florida of the Midwest. There is noplace in Iowa to do this partying, but two places in Missouri
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/ ... ted-500784
Everybody trying to steal our thunder. Won't work, nobody can out-Florida Florida.
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