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If a person with a pre-existing condition dies with corona, then the argument can be made both ways. You could say "they wouldn't have died if they didn't have covid". You could also say "they wouldn't have died if they didn't have the other condition". Both statements could be equally true. Trying to pinpoint the exact cause of death is tricky and can sometimes be up to interpretation of the coroner (or how that hospital's administration chooses their policy). You could split hairs about exactly which organ failed at which time and caused the person to die, but you never make a lot of of progress trying to tabulate global statistics that way because every area has different policies.There is a different story to tell here.

In a general sense, the impact of the virus on the population is also a story in its own right. There are going to be fewer car accident deaths and more deaths to people who never had covid but were unable to access health care due to overcrowded hospitals. So if we consider all the collateral damage (good and bad) we can just look at the total deaths in April and compare that against the number of deaths in an average April. That comparison also tells a meaningful story.

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As of April 18, Mauritania had no more active "positive cases", said a sober bulletin from the Mauritanian Ministry of Health. If Mauritania was undoubtedly lucky, by quickly identifying the first cases on its territory, it especially knew how to take energetic measures against the epidemic. The first confirmed case was reported there on March 13, while the only death related to Covid-19 was announced on March 30.
To contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Mauritanian government has established a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and prohibits the movement of people between provinces, the day after the detection of the first case.
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That's some kind of an eradication...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania

Pop density: less than 9 people per square mile.
International travel, integration into the globalized economy: close to non-existent.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Apr 23 2020 12:18am)

Rally around the flag effect. Almost every world leader is benefitting from it at the moment in the form of a sizeable uptick in approval ratings. The notable exceptions to this trend are Trump, Macron and Bolsonaro.

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ Apr 23 2020 01:05pm)

Classic mistake, this country is mostly deserts, so population is concentrated in cities/oasis.
What i mostly means here is that, well, Dictatorship containment is probably very effective....

Here it's sunny and people are starting to forget about containment which is supposed to be stopped in more than2 weeks, so lame.

Quote (dro94 @ 23 Apr 2020 13:37)

Macron could find the cure for cancer and his approval rating would still be 45%

Quote (Melatonina @ 23 Apr 2020 13:37)

Lmao you'd rather spend 3 more months at home like a good sauci nerd than going outside and do some gym :lol:

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The economic hardship in the developing world caused by the spread of coronavirus may lead to starvation, eclipsing the disease’s direct toll on health, according to the United Nations’ World Food Programme.

An analysis by the program estimated 130 million people could be pushed to the brink of starvation by the end of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, doubling the number facing acute food insecurity worldwide to 265 million, Executive Director David Beasley said Tuesday.