How Uruguay tamed the virus

[Renzi]

I'm surprised nobody has brought up the fact that weed is legal in UY, which may have been a factor in the lower infection rate there. It's currently being researched as a treatment for Covid:

Israeli Researchers Say Medical Cannabis Could Effectively Treat Some COVID-19 Symptoms

Clinical trials for the potential treatment and prevention of COVID-19 using medical cannabis are scheduled to begin at Rambam Health Care Campus in the next few months.

nocamels.com

 

[ventanilla]

By having a population smaller than CABA spread out across an area 20 times larger.

That's the simple reason.

In similarly sized/dense areas in Argentina, the virus is also 'tamed'. Most provinces have been back to normalcy for more than a month.

People don't seem to account for the fact that many countries are simply different in character, through geography, size, density, etc, and this greatly affects the ability to combat the pandemic. Uruguay should not be compared with the entireity of Argentina, but a province like Cordoba. Exact same population but Cordoba has fewer cases.

 

[antipodean]

By having a population smaller than CABA spread out across an area 20 times larger.

That's the simple reason.

In similarly sized/dense areas in Argentina, the virus is also 'tamed'. Most provinces have been back to normalcy for more than a month.

People don't seem to account for the fact that many countries are simply different in character, through geography, size, density, etc, and this greatly affects the ability to combat the pandemic. Uruguay should not be compared with the entireity of Argentina, but a province like Cordoba. Exact same population but Cordoba has fewer cases.

Bangkok is less dense than AMBA? Saigon? Hanoi? Taipei? Seoul? Tokyo? Osaka? Singapore? Kuala Lumpur? Hong Kong? Jakarta?

Curious that another country with similarly long and strict lockdown measures, Peru, is also suffering from an inability to control the virus and the biggest economic collapse in the region followed by Argentina who is already at -27% and counting. In terms of deaths the we are already close to increases of 50 per day, meaning in one weeks time we will likely be approaching 2,000 deaths or more as critical cases from the surge in the past 1-2 months start to die with this number accelerating over the weeks and months ahead due to the sustained surge in cases. It won't be very long before we reach something in the vicinity of 5-10,000 deaths (mostly in AMBA) which will make us look more like Chile health-wise with 5,753 deaths. However unlike Chile the economic damage we need to live with in the years ahead won't be a measly -12%.

@db887 - No comment on the "irregular crossing". But a question from curiosity, will you have difficulties next time you leave Argentina for having no record of entering? Or you reported your entry to Migraciones?

 

[on the brink]

First case in my building - asymptomatic woman on the fifth floor. Everyone avoiding the elevator and trudging up and down the stairs now.

 

[Dougie]

By having a population smaller than CABA spread out across an area 20 times larger.

That's the simple reason.

In similarly sized/dense areas in Argentina, the virus is also 'tamed'. Most provinces have been back to normalcy for more than a month.

People don't seem to account for the fact that many countries are simply different in character, through geography, size, density, etc, and this greatly affects the ability to combat the pandemic. Uruguay should not be compared with the entireity of Argentina, but a province like Cordoba. Exact same population but Cordoba has fewer cases.

If you're following your own logic you can't compare Uruguay to Cordoba Province because Montevideo has a larger and denser population than Cordoba Capital. Plus Uruguay has the disadvantage of having a porous Northern border with Brazil.

Uruguay and Paraguay buck Latin America coronavirus trend

Despite sharing borders with Brazil, small countries can claim victory against virus

www.theguardian.com

"Testing is so aggressive that Uruguay is fourth worldwide after New Zealand, Australia and Thailand in the number of tests conducted per new confirmed case. Uruguay conducts 1,610 tests per new case. By comparison, the US and UK conduct only 52 and 21 tests respectively."

 

[antipodean]

Great article. Poor Argentina - from hall of fame to hall of shame in only a month. "But...!"

 

[on the brink]

If you're following your own logic you can't compare Uruguay to Cordoba Province because Montevideo has a larger and denser population than Cordoba Capital. Plus Uruguay has the disadvantage of having a porous Northern border with Brazil.

Plus, Uruguay has an international airport funneling cases from all over the world. Plus, it has ferries and buses with easy access to Buenos Aires and its thousands of infected people.

 

[on the brink]

In Paraguay, there is a draconian quarantine that forces new arrivals into military barracks or approved hotels at USD100 a day. Only reasonable to look for alternatives. I jumped on the boat and landed on the other side in a matter of minutes myself. USD20 cash.

Are you proud of doing that? What makes you so "special", and places you above the law?

What if you are infected but asymptomatic?

That "draconian quarantine" may be the very reason Paraguay is almost free of the virus.

Uruguay and Paraguay buck Latin America coronavirus trend

Despite sharing borders with Brazil, small countries can claim victory against virus

www.theguardian.com

 

[Pensador]

Well we have new cases in Maldonado thanks to Argentina. I have solution for this but it would not be a pretty one. Ja ja ja

 

[on the brink]

Hello, Pensador... Was you ex allowed to return to Argentina? Just curious.