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TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2020, 06:43 PM Oct 2020

The States of Florida (675) and Texas (630) Each Had More Deaths Last Week Than Canada (232)

This is true even though Canada has a larger population than either State.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/canada

And, by taking COVID-19 seriously and not politicizing efforts to control the spread, Canada did not have "lockdown" its economy as this travel vlog video from Vancouver last week shows:

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The States of Florida (675) and Texas (630) Each Had More Deaths Last Week Than Canada (232) (Original Post) TomCADem Oct 2020 OP

That ain't nuthin'. The White House alone has more cases than several countries. nt hvn_nbr_2 Oct 2020 #1

True. The White House Over The Past Week Is Beating Taiwan and New Zealand... TomCADem Oct 2020 #2

hvn_nbr_2

(6,486 posts)

1. That ain't nuthin'. The White House alone has more cases than several countries. nt

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Tue Oct 6, 2020, 07:16 PM

Oct 2020

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

2. True. The White House Over The Past Week Is Beating Taiwan and New Zealand...

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Tue Oct 6, 2020, 09:01 PM

Oct 2020

...in new cases.

Germany is even more impressive than Canada, since it has a population of over 80 million, but only had 86 COVID deaths last weeks. It is amazing what a response grounded in science and fact looks like.

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