steelepulse Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 The Philippines has some of the strictest lockdown and mask wearing mandates in the world. If lockdowns and masks really worked, why are their numbers so bad? What did TH do differently than PH? As far as I know, nothing really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allane Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Some possible explanations: 1. Widespread ignoring of the rules, by both citizens and local authorities. 2. More crowding on public transport, other public areas, and in private housing. 3. A lower level of public health; those with an underlying disease are more vulnerable to Covid-19. 4. Due to their proficiency in English, combined with relative poverty, The Philippines might have a higher percentage of their labour force working abroad than any other country on earth. I have seen suggestions as high as 10%. Perhaps a large number of their cases are repatriates (Filipino's who caught Covid-19 abroad.) Even in Thailand, repatriates now account for about 15% of total cases. Edited October 16, 2020 by allane x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tso310 Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 Thailand has done 464,000 test in 2020. Philippines has done 4,000,000 in 2020. UK did 295,000 on 15 October 2020. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 16 hours ago, allane said: Some possible explanations: 1. Widespread ignoring of the rules, by both citizens and local authorities. 2. More crowding on public transport, other public areas, and in private housing. 3. A lower level of public health; those with an underlying disease are more vulnerable to Covid-19. 4. Due to their proficiency in English, combined with relative poverty, The Philippines might have a higher percentage of their labour force working abroad than any other country on earth. I have seen suggestions as high as 10%. Perhaps a large number of their cases are repatriates (Filipino's who caught Covid-19 abroad.) Even in Thailand, repatriates now account for about 15% of total cases. 1) TH doesn't do this? 2) TH doesn't do this? 3) Where does this information come from? 4) Were they allowed to go out in society with no testing, no lockdowns and no masks? The answer is no. Basically all of the answers given have zero relevance to the fact that the lockdowns were much more strict, the penalites for breaking mandated rules were harse, and masks have been widely enforced for many many months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiujunn Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 6:18 PM, allane said: Some possible explanations: 1. Widespread ignoring of the rules, by both citizens and local authorities. 2. More crowding on public transport, other public areas, and in private housing. 3. A lower level of public health; those with an underlying disease are more vulnerable to Covid-19. 4. Due to their proficiency in English, combined with relative poverty, The Philippines might have a higher percentage of their labour force working abroad than any other country on earth. I have seen suggestions as high as 10%. Perhaps a large number of their cases are repatriates (Filipino's who caught Covid-19 abroad.) Even in Thailand, repatriates now account for about 15% of total cases. 5. They are Christian and love religious mass gatherings (cf Indonesia, Israel - similar kind of religion, similar Covid problems) 6. They love music and singing. 1. and 2. are obviously the most important reasons, as I can personally attest. No need to be a genius to figure this out. But then, OP isn't really asking a question, he is just trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 A fitness influencer who thought COVID-19 didn‘t exist has died at the age of 33 after contracting the virus on a trip to Turkey. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/health/influencer-33-who-thought-covid-didnt-exist-dies-after-catching-the-virus/news-story/56dc92f704419cf0bcd2bf8f9ef4392d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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