The 11th day of the 11th month is so different this year.
At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, a colleague of the Blogger would circulate regular updates, comparing country by country and monitoring the changes. These fizzled out as the situation seemed to come under control but with the onset of another lockdown, the Blogger has decided to plagiarise the idea and compare the pandemic with the events that are commemorated across Europe today.
United Kingdom
Covid deaths – 48,978 (73.7/100,000 population)
WW2 death
Military – 383,700
Civilian – 67,200 (the majority were due to bombing in the Blitz)
Belgium
Covid deaths – 12,907 (113.0/100,000 population)
WW2 death
Military – 12,000
Civilian – 76,000 (died in Concentration Camps)
Netherlands
Covid deaths – 8,028 (46.6/100,000 population)
WW2 death
Military – 6,700
Civilian – 187,300 (died in Concentration Camps)
USA
Covid deaths – 244,499 (72.6/100,000 population)
WW2 death – 405,399
WW1 deaths – 116,516
Vietnam War deaths – 58,209
Korean War deaths – 36,516
Afghan War deaths – 20,050
Iraq War deaths – 4,497
Gulf War deaths – 294
Covid deaths now exceed the WW2 military deaths in both Belgium and the Netherlands.
Covid deaths in the US now exceeds the accumulated deaths from WW1, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gulf.
Covid deaths in the UK now exceeds the number of people killed by bombing during the Blitz.
Perhaps BASEM should be focussing more on the Covid pandemic?
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