COVID-19 'Pandemic'

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taxslave said:
In what passes for your ind maybe. But in fact they do have a very good health care system. Never have to wait 18 months just to see a specialist. You can get a new knee in a matter of weeks instead of years like in Canada.
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Even the poorest in the US don't wait for hip, knee, or valve replacement.
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing

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Hoid said:
NHL has announced some sort of season restart in August in a couple of Canadian hub cities.

I can't believe that anyone would care to watch NHL hockey. On TV. In August.

It seems to be somewhat tone deaf to me.
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I miss sports. I will watch some (along with baseball).


It would be ironic if this is they year the Leafs win the cup ... the year we can't celebrate.
 
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pgs said:
Testing is being done at much higher levels in the two countries , like I asked have you been tested yet , the reason we only test those showing symptoms, in the U.S. testing is widely available . If Canada tested the same percentage of people there is no reason our percentages shouldn’t be similar , we did nothing different from Americans in all other areas . Sure one would expect their larger and more concentrated cities and other demographics might make them some what higher .
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For about 2 months now you can get tested in Ontario if you want to be. You don't need to show symptoms. Not sure about elsewhere but Ontario will test anybody.


I have not been tested. I view going to a COVID testing centre to be a higher risk of getting COVID than to not.
 
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Girth said:
The White House is now blaming Dr.Fauci for the COVID outbreak. What a shit show that country is. Not suprising, but even die-hard Trump supporters have got to be shaking their heads about this. I saw this coming from a mile away. one of the most respected Virologists in the World. Maybe Ivanka can replace him.
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I saw it coming as well, it was only a matter of time. And the sad thing is that the staunchest of Trump supporters will agree because.... clapping in the dark.

Ivanka to the rescue!

 
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Girth said:
Wow.
Thank God I live in a country with sane leadership. It's good to know Canada and Europe still believe in science. In America it is like the medieval times. Crucify anyone who does not fit Trump agenda.
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When did you move to the US? turdOWE certainly hasn't shown any leadership, all he has done is throw money around while his experts mimic the WHO . WHO experts have changed their story several times to match what China tells them which you would know if you paid attention to what was going on in the world. WHich part of Europe are you referring to? the part that shut down and destroyed their economies or the part that mostly carried on business almost as usual with some basic precautions?
 
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America is trying to hit the 100,000 mark.Trump will appoint himself head virologist since a distant family member was one
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He is crazy enough to do something that irrational. He operates without boundaries. He has enough money to keep paying people off and gets away with his crap. Because he has gotten away with so much.....he is practicality unhinged now.
 
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Girth said:
Wow.

Thank God I live in a country with sane leadership. It's good to know Canada and Europe still believe in science. In America it is like the medieval times. Crucify anyone who does not fit Trump agenda.
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I agree partially, but Trudeau is ANYTHING but a sane leader. He's totally absorbed with himself, and WILL NOT face the tough issues.
 
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Girth said:
I am scheduled for a test Sunday. It takes about a day, as I have to schedule one through Alberta health, and show up with picture ID. As for the discrepancy in testing between the United States (12.4% of population) and Canada (8.4% of population), it comes down to the percentage of positive tests. There is no point in keeping up with the amount of tests in America, if Canadians only come back with positive results a fraction of times Americans do (per-capita).

It would be a big waste of time and money.
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Don’t worry you ate going to die .
 
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Hoid said:
America has no universal healthcare.

Poor people are not supposed to have it, because if they got it for free why would they work to get their own?
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No kidding . But America followed Canada’s lead in printing more money to pay for this pandemic , part of which was guaranteeing coverage .
 
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taxslave said:
In what passes for your ind maybe. But in fact they do have a very good health care system. Never have to wait 18 months just to see a specialist. You can get a new knee in a matter of weeks instead of years like in Canada.
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But if you don’t have sufficient funds you can wait as long as Canadians .
 
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Girth said:
The White House is now blaming Dr.Fauci for the COVID outbreak. What a shit show that country is. Not suprising, but even die-hard Trump supporters have got to be shaking their heads about this. I saw this coming from a mile away. one of the most respected Virologists in the World. Maybe Ivanka can replace him.
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I have heard Canadian commenters blaming everyone from Ford Trudeau and Teresa Tam for care home deaths in Ontario .
 
pgs

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Girth said:
Wow.

Thank God I live in a country with sane leadership. It's good to know Canada and Europe still believe in science. In America it is like the medieval times. Crucify anyone who does not fit Trump agenda.
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Well good thing we have a quantum physicist as PM .
 
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Girth said:
The COVID-19 virus does not care what your political affiliation is. Let's stick with facts:

New Cases today:

United States 58,349
Canada 243
Germany 138
United Kingdom 650
Italy 234

The Trump Administration is an embarrassment. Talk is cheap. Numbers don't lie.
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Really 243 for Canada , some one is lying somewhere.
 
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Ocean Breeze said:
He is crazy enough to do something that irrational. He operates without boundaries. He has enough money to keep paying people off and gets away with his crap. Because he has gotten away with so much.....he is practicality unhinged now.
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He is still President , much to your horror . Best pray that America stems the flow and elects that much more astute and sane candidate.
 
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