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Here in the Netherlands there's also a sharp increase in the excess mortality that can't be explained by COVID deaths. https://www.rivm.nl/monitoring-sterftec
by erdewit 5y ago
Here in the Netherlands there's also a sharp increase in the excess mortality that
can't be explained by COVID deaths.
https://www.rivm.nl/monitoring-sterftecijfers-nederland https://www.rivm.nl/monitoring-sterftecijfers-nederland
- bazooka_penguin 5y agoLockdown/wfh related perhaps? I would definitely say I've become significantly more sedentary, likewise for many of my friends and coworkers, given we're all in tech.
- CodeGlitch 5y agoPeople not wanting to see a doctor or go to hospital for non COVID related health issues out of fear? Reduced capacity in the health service for stuff like cancer?
- viktorcode 5y agoDifferent countries have different methods of determining if COVID was the cause of death, but so far if I remember correctly only Belgium has excess mortality equivalent to attributed COVID deaths, thanks to their cause qualification method (if COVID is only suspected but wasn't diagnosed, it is attributed to COVID).