Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "Why Has Trump Failed SO HARD on Coronavirus?" video.
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Much of the developed world failed at containing the virus. Not as bad as the US, but they also didn't take it seriously enough, early on. It's the tests per confirmed cases rate, which tells you how much trace testing is going on. When I first looked at those numbers, countries, like S Korea, New Zealand, and Australia, that flattened their curves quickly, were testing 50+ people per confirmed case. The US was testing 5 people per confirmed case ... a 10x slower rate of testing. NY and NJ were testing 4 and 3 people per confirmed case, below the already pathetic US national average, so I don't get why some people praise Quomo. He's as incompetent as Trump. That 5 per confirmed case rate was on par with Sweden, who wasn't even trying. The UK and France were also testing at 4 and 3 rates. Italy and Spain were both testing under 10. Germany and Canada were testing about 15. Other Scandinavian countries were testing about 20. The US has always been testing too few people per confirmed case, to be able to get ahead of the virus. Trump brags about total tests, or tests per million, but those numbers are completely disconnected from case numbers. I'm pissed at our Canadian leaders. Americans should be irate, and storming the capital.
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