Paul Graham on Twitter: "Inconsistent testing and follow-on effects mean we'll only be able to see the true cost of the coronavirus pandemic in overall death statistics. It is unfortunately all too visible.… https://t.co/xp3gQuscL1"

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1. Puͣkiͧte̍‏ @WHUT 14 Apr 2020
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  How will it play out compared to H1N1 across different geographical regions?https://twitter.com/WHUT/status/1249985920826314753 …
  
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  Contrast your chart against the H1N1 pandemic chart. which has some historical statistics. Will it be similar in terms of the significant disparity across geographical regions? and why? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_pandemic … pic.twitter.com/EhGF7nL1DE
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1. Mate Uzsoki‏ @MateUzsoki 14 Apr 2020
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  We need overall death statistics as you say because everything else can be manipulated. Not testing corrupts both COVID case & COVID death statistics. Here is an article about a possible solution:https://www.ft.com/content/88f993a0-74ed-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca?sharetype=blocked …
  
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1. NotSeriouseli‏ @NotSeriousEli 14 Apr 2020
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  You can only know the number of minimum deaths. Few countries reported a spike of illness from “other” respiratory deseases, other counties and regions don’t even count, either on purpose for geopolitical reasons or not bothering to waste tests on the dead. We will never know.
  
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1. David Jarvis‏ @Venantius 14 Apr 2020
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  The NYT had a similar graphic last week for NYC that showed something like 3K deaths beyond the historic baseline that weren’t attributed to Covid. It’s frustrating to feel like even now the magnitude of this goes under appreciated.
  
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