News of more and more deaths is worrying for people across the UK, it's also tragic for the families of those involved
But what do the figures really tell us?
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In the UK, nearly 10% of people aged 80 or over will die in the next year The risk of them dying if infected with coronavirus is almost exactly the same That does not mean there will be no extra deaths - but there will be "a substantial overlap" http://bbc.in/CoronavirusDeathToll …pic.twitter.com/uukSMwwOn0
The UK government strategy is currently in the "delay phase" - the aim is to slow the spread of the virus So how effective is the lockdown? And what impact could it have on people’s health, and the number of people who die?http://bbc.in/CoronavirusDeathToll …
However, it is important to remember for most, coronavirus will not lead to death and can be a mild infection It may not even present symptoms in some people http://bbc.in/CoronavirusSymptoms …pic.twitter.com/vOnPFlNBdZ
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In the UK, nearly 10% of people aged 80 or over will die in the next year The risk of them dying if infected with coronavirus is almost exactly the same That does not mean there will be no extra deaths - but there will be "a substantial overlap" http://bbc.in/CoronavirusDeathToll …pic.twitter.com/Pof7WcpDH8
If I was going to die this year. I would want the most time I can get to be with my family. Not dieing early of #COVIDー19. Which is a terrible way to die on its own anyway.
Way to trivialise the deaths. Many of those people would have died a peaceful death, not suffocating in their own fluids in corridors or warehouse hospitals with no family to comfort them.
I'm sorry that this isn't the top reply, because it captures the horrific insensitivity of @nicktriggle's take as published here.
I imagine he was swamped by dry documents and statistics from a government eager to lessen its culpability but for the love of god THINK.
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