elbows
Well-Known Member
That is true, but they have achieved what they have achieved without a lockdown / have tested some 270,000 people, at 20,000 a day. I am just trying to see what Germany have done right now, at first glance their health service does seem more prepared and better resourced than many other EU countries.
Germany has various capacity advantages but I dont know quite how much of a difference maker that will actually be. Their testing regime was clearly different because they detected rather a large number of younger people (eg lots of people who had been skiing in the affected regions of Italy). But I dont actually know as any advantages they found in the early phase will carry through into the next phase in a way that meaningfully changes the picture there. It doesnt look like it will to me, but I should give it more time really.
South Korea has been different in many ways so far, but those gains will only last if they have really dodged the sort of epidemic growth we are now seeing in so many countries. Their testing, tracing and healthcare/hospital infection control advantages dont necessarily scale up, so they are on the list of countries with different outcomes so far that I am watching for signs that they still end up like everyone else eventually.