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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be back in Europe too in a few months. They are looking like we were late spring, joyfully "outside" and distanced. Wearing a mask when it seemed cool. Covid simmers then explodes! Their bomb has started ticking again too. [/quote]

It's started in Belgium.  https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/belgium-strengthens-covid-19-measures-as-cases-rise/1920232

Why is everyone surprised at this?  Remember that the lock down was to "flatten the curve?"  It was always predicted that the virus would rebound the moment we reopened.

A 2-4 week lockdown only delays the spread, doesn't stop it.  As long as people live in households of more than one person, 2-4 weeks of lockdown wouldn't even slow it down very much. [/quote]

Stop comparing European nations with the US.  There's no comparison.

From the link you posted:

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Between early June and mid-July, Belgium reported the daily number of new COVID-19 infections at an average of 100. From July 13, the number of cases increased. [b]On July 20, a record number of 370 new cases were registered[/b].[/quote]

Population of Belgium is 11.5 million

370 new cases per day per 11.5 million = 32 new cases per day per million

Belgium is declaring 32 new cases per day per million a "MAJOR OUTBREAK".   They want to to get back to 8 new cases per million people.

There are only a few states with spread as low as 32 new cases per day per milloin in the US and none only have 8 new cases per million per day.

It IS working in Belgium.  Whatever measures they took got spread down to 8, and now as they see a rise, they are clamping down again.

When WE in the US get spread down to 8 new cases per million per day, as well, we can also continue to have a life and just clamp down occasionally as needed.

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