We’ve never been close to capacity in equipment or staff so can’ t see why ICU capacity has anything to do with any difference in results. Is there a difference in numbers testing positive and those ending up in icu or even hospital would be a better place to start.
Sorry, I could've been more specific. The Covid symptoms they've shown aren't being included on certificates. That's because they're not being tested and if there's no test there's no obligation to write it up. It goes down as viral pneumonia or something like that.My daughter ("Care of the Elderdly" registrar) tells me the most common cause of death for dementia patients is stress from confusion. Not having regular visitors is very confussing for them. She isn't suprised by the dementia death figures at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/german-doctors-pose-naked-in-protest-at-ppe-shortages
Germany having problems with PPE like most places.
They're testing more. More tests = more cases.
over 80% of Germans healthcare system is private , so it would not be popular here .
Health insurance is mandatory for all citizens and permanent residents of Germany. It is provided by two systems, namely: 1) competing, not-for-profit, nongovernmental health insurance funds (“sickness funds”—there were 118 as of January 20161) in the statutory health insurance (SHI) system; and 2) substitutive private health insurance (PHI). States own most university hospitals, while municipalities play a role in public health activities and own about half of all hospital beds. However, the various levels of government have virtually no role in the direct financing or delivery of health care. To a large degree, regulation is delegated to self-governing associations within sickness funds and provider associations, which are together represented by the most important body, the Federal Joint Committee.
In 2015, 8.8 million people were covered through substitutive private health insurance.
No doubt the German people will be holding their government to account for mistakes just as we should.saw that the fucking Tories have a lot to answer for.
Devon STP which has the fewest deaths per 100,000 has an estimated population of 1.2m. Black Country and West B'ham STP with the highest number of deaths has a population of 1.4m. Slightly larger population but around 10 times more deaths which kind of defeats your argument. And Birmingham & Solihull STP has a population of 1.3m and again has nearly ten times the amount of deaths.It does when the hostpital covers a massive population area.
Which would mean that their death count would be higher than it is unless they have a better way of treating it, cases of the virus still leads to deaths on a bigger scale in other countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/german-doctors-pose-naked-in-protest-at-ppe-shortages
Germany having problems with PPE like most places.
They're testing people with milder symptoms.
The number of excess deaths against the yearly average will be the same regardless of how you slice and dice the excess.It is not about the place,it is about how they decide it is covid ,when I talked about this ages ago I made the point that it won't be accurate without testing them pre or post mortum,at the beginning deaths would have been expected deaths esp in those with COPD etc and imo gone down as that at not the virus,it might be more accurate now but certainly not feb/march time
No doubt the German people will be holding their government to account for mistakes just as we should.
No doubt the German people will be holding their government to account for mistakes just as we should.
Everyone has to have health insurance. For low to middle income it's statutory and costs about 15% of your salary shared 50/50 with employer. For higher earners they can choose private or stay with the state and pay a bit more.
I think Germany had 1 single advantage - lab capacity - when we were able to test a lot in a very early stage.
This advantage has gone now. In a 2nd wave like anybody else we would face many multi-local outbreaks which we won't be able to trace back and contain in that numbers, or at least it would take much longer and ICU capacities would be tested more severely. Is my guess.
We have a really mild winter,i haven't put the central heating on once,up til March i hadn't heard anything about a huge amount of flu going around,you can't take from the headline figure who died from what,it might have been a much lower figure for flu and the related pneumonia deaths etc from that,i wouldn't expect in Feb outside of hospital without testing any deaths out down to the virusI specified Feb because there were fewer all cause deaths in england than the average for the previous 5 years and no Covid deaths so the answer to that question is easy.
saw that the fucking Tories have a lot to answer for.