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1/ Thread (Covid-19):
New York
- 453332 cases
- 32887 deaths
- 6400 Nursing Home Deaths (after Cuomo ordered Covid-19 patients into nursing homes)
- Blame healthcare workers for spread
- Highest Death Toll on per State Basis
Cuomo Approval Rating: 66% https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-cuomo-donald-trump-approval-ratings-1516860
New York
- 453332 cases
- 32887 deaths
- 6400 Nursing Home Deaths (after Cuomo ordered Covid-19 patients into nursing homes)
- Blame healthcare workers for spread
- Highest Death Toll on per State Basis
Cuomo Approval Rating: 66% https://www.newsweek.com/andrew-cuomo-donald-trump-approval-ratings-1516860
2/ Ireland
- 26929 cases
- 1774 deaths
- 1030 Nursing Home Deaths (58% of total deaths)
- Complete failure to safeguard nursing homes, shut borders, or support at risk industries
Varadkar Approval Rating: 75% https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzz.ie/amp/news/leo-varadkars-personal-approval-rating-stands-at-75-in-new-poll-374001
- 26929 cases
- 1774 deaths
- 1030 Nursing Home Deaths (58% of total deaths)
- Complete failure to safeguard nursing homes, shut borders, or support at risk industries
Varadkar Approval Rating: 75% https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzz.ie/amp/news/leo-varadkars-personal-approval-rating-stands-at-75-in-new-poll-374001
3/ California
- 586056 Cases
- 10648 deaths
- Third Highest Death Toll & Highest Number of Cases of States in the US
- 3400 Nursing Home Deaths
- Alleged Under Counting of Cases4
Newsome Approval Rating: 60% https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/05/newsom-messaging-coronavirus-fatigue-392055
- 586056 Cases
- 10648 deaths
- Third Highest Death Toll & Highest Number of Cases of States in the US
- 3400 Nursing Home Deaths
- Alleged Under Counting of Cases4
Newsome Approval Rating: 60% https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/05/newsom-messaging-coronavirus-fatigue-392055
4/ China
- Caused the Virus
- 1m Uighur Muslims in Concentration Camps
- Effectively annex Hong Kong
- Number of Cases: N/A
- Number of Deaths: N/A
- Sold faulty PPE around the glove for millions
China Approval Rating: 100% & the West can't criticise China without being racist
- Caused the Virus
- 1m Uighur Muslims in Concentration Camps
- Effectively annex Hong Kong
- Number of Cases: N/A
- Number of Deaths: N/A
- Sold faulty PPE around the glove for millions
China Approval Rating: 100% & the West can't criticise China without being racist
5/ European Union
- Done largely nothing to combat the crisis, or to aid hard hit countries like Spain & Italy
- Russia & China were quicker to aid Italy than the EU
- EU Chief Scientist resigned after "losing faith in the system"
Approval Rating: Glowing Media Coverage
- Done largely nothing to combat the crisis, or to aid hard hit countries like Spain & Italy
- Russia & China were quicker to aid Italy than the EU
- EU Chief Scientist resigned after "losing faith in the system"
Approval Rating: Glowing Media Coverage
6/ The point of this thread is this: there is no objective standard being applied to handling of the pandemic.
Coverage is going Tory/Republican/Trump/Boris bad, all the rest good.
Whereas the figures reveal that favoured politicians and organisations have failed the most.
Coverage is going Tory/Republican/Trump/Boris bad, all the rest good.
Whereas the figures reveal that favoured politicians and organisations have failed the most.
