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To: Follies who wrote (164341)	10/26/2020 4:56:37 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217838

Re <<New York Times’ 8-Month-Long ‘Investigation’ of The Epoch Times: Light on Facts, Heavy on Bias>> Given that they both got it and keep getting it wrong, may they continue as that one episode of original Star Trek TV series featured, the eternal struggle between two god-like creatures against each other, keeping both fulfilled. In the meantime soon enough we shall get reports on ‘excess death’ as proxy for true toll. Of course the ‘excess’ whilst may be due to lockdown, starvation, etc etc might not be because of direct CoVid medical effects. In any case, as the numbers come in blame shall be apportioned, however as the election in USA shall soon be done, unclear the news flow would be of same bent as now. bloomberg.com Mexico’s 193,000 Excess Deaths Suggest Undercount of Covid Toll Andrea Navarro October 27, 2020, 4:25 AM GMT+8 A person mourns during the burial of a relative who died from the coronavirus at San Miguel Xico cemetery in Mexico City. Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg Mexico has recorded 37% more deaths than what’s expected in a normal year. The country released excess deaths figures Sunday night that showed 193,170 more people have died through September than what authorities expected in an average year. Mexico has officially recorded 88,924 Covid-19 deaths, about half the number of excess deaths, and 891,160 cases. Medical experts have challenged Mexico’s level of transparency with the virus figures, while test positivity rates are among the highest in the world at about 21.5%, according to Our World in Data. Excess deaths include those who couldn’t get proper treatment because hospitals were swamped or whose cause of death may have not been listed as Covid-19 even if they had the virus. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE