> because that way counting is much more unambiguous: dead is dead
Unrealistically low death stats coming from Turkey compared to cases easily refute that argument.
Dead is dead, unless the state finds a way to claim that it was not a COVID19 dead.
Unrealistically low death stats coming from Turkey compared to cases easily refute that argument.
Dead is dead, unless the state finds a way to claim that it was not a COVID19 dead.
This is what “dead is dead” mean. One can argue what should count as a COVID19 case, and how exactly we are counting. There is a lot less argument over who is dead and who is not.
It seems I actually missed the mention of "all-cause" while reading the comment.
It's just a matter of demanding tests to declare as a COVID death and do not providing enough tests.
Brazil, for example, has an artificially low count of cases due to the lack of tests and a similarly low number of deaths. However, cases of death by "pneumonia", generic types of SARS and "unexplained respiratory diseases" skyrocketed: https://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/coronavirus/alem-da-covid...