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by mardifoufs 2243 days ago
Norway doesn't count its deaths in the same way Sweden does and in any case Sweden's hospitals are not getting close to being overrun. Remember, curve flattening isn't about avoiding infections it's about spreading our rhe infection rates to allow the healthcare system to better cope. Also, Sweden is doing better than a lot of locked down countries so in any cade it's weird to only compare them to their immediate neighbors. Québec is similar to Sweden in a lot of ways but still has a higher mortality rate even if the province got hit a lot later than Sweden did
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I think we're all reasonable people here on HN.

I also think we have many different ideas about what's best. (Again, all people I assume are smart.)

This is just a hard scenario. There is no obvious 'best' answer. There may not even be a 'right' answer.

Do you have links to the Norwegian and Swedish statistics showing what methods they're using please?