Daniel · 6 answers · 4y

Some say it is important to identify if someone died of Covid-19 or with Covid-19. What does that even mean exactly and how could that be identified? And should the result have any effect on the measures that are taken?

I haven't looked into this or anything so idk how much of it is true but I've seen quite a few video clips and stuff of people saying they were diagnosed without even being tested and doctors are being told to put it down as the cause of death on some patients that didn't even have it. Maybe they think if there's more cases people will take the quarantine more seriously

Plenty of people are dying with Covid 19 but that doesn't mean they died OF it. I agree btw, if we want accurate statistical data and to keep a healthy amount of perspective, then its an important distinction to make.

I have no idea where you'd begin to identify that, though. I guess it would be on a case by case basis as this virus is still mainly killing those who already are ill.

The UK is shielding (in theory) those who were already vulnerable going into this so ideally, those measures would already be being taken.

The lower the figures, the less likely people are to take them seriously. Still some call this a hoax. And those take every chance to call the numbers wrong and with this ignore everything the most questionable they are, even when it doesn't matter much either way if there are small errors.

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