07-12-2021, 07:51 AM
(07-11-2021, 04:25 PM)Derek Hardballs Wrote:(07-11-2021, 02:38 PM)Tom Joad Wrote: Is it because we are testing far more that we are finding so many? I had a test last week despite no symptoms or suspicion, (just to be sure before visiting someone). Meanwhile I have mates isolating ( having tested negative) because someone they played golf with somebody that had a positive at work, asymptomatic.
Are we testing more than Germany, France etc and by a margin that would see increases that big? Also Germany and the rest of the EU are catching us up rapidly with vaccines and Germany may already be ahead of us. I think people are kidding themselves if they think we will be in a better position than the rest of Europe by the winter.
Figures I posted a few days ago:
Daily tests per Million. Up to 30th June.
Austria 41,351
U.K. 15,824
Denmark 12,165
Belgium 4,403
France 3,620
Italy 2,823
Norway 2,705
Spain 1,792
Sweden 1,502
Germany 1,203
Netherlands 774
Hungary 762
So, yes we are doing more testing.
As I said then, though, the results of the testing do seem to show we are getting more positive results per 100,000 tests.