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THREAD: The TRUTH about the claims scaring us all to death:
Soaring infections, teeming hospital wards, and terrifying death rates... but do the numbers justifying crippling new lockdowns REALLY stand up to scrutiny?
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Soaring infections, teeming hospital wards, and terrifying death rates... but do the numbers justifying crippling new lockdowns REALLY stand up to scrutiny?
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Claim: ICU beds in Liverpool are already 95 per cent full
Reality: Fewer ICU beds are occupied than last year
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Reality: Fewer ICU beds are occupied than last year
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Claim: The Covid-19 death rate is actually high
Reality: It really isn& #39;t
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Reality: It really isn& #39;t
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Claim: A second spike could cause twice as many deaths
Reality: Far fewer people are dying now
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Reality: Far fewer people are dying now
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Claim: The current wave of infection will tear through the elderly
Reality: We are far better prepared this time around
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Reality: We are far better prepared this time around
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Claim: Hospitals are less prepared than this time in March
Reality: Doctors are far better equipped to fight the virus
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Reality: Doctors are far better equipped to fight the virus
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Claim: There& #39;s no such thing as immunity
Reality: The chances of reinfection are low
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Reality: The chances of reinfection are low
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Claim: We will never get to herd immunity
Reality: We shouldn& #39;t rule it out
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Reality: We shouldn& #39;t rule it out
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Claim: & #39;Long Covid& #39; may leave millions suffering from symptoms for years
Reality: Serious cases are very uncommon
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Reality: Serious cases are very uncommon
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Claim: Only a & #39;circuit breaker& #39; will stop virus
Reality: It will only delay the inevitable
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Reality: It will only delay the inevitable
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Claim: By locking down more quickly, the Scottish and Welsh governments have handled the pandemic better
Reality: The results have been the same
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Reality: The results have been the same
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Claim: Infections are running higher now than when Britain went into lockdown in March
Reality: There is an increase in cases — but only because we are testing more
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Reality: There is an increase in cases — but only because we are testing more
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