[Leica] COVID19 tolls - Differences between EU countries explained

[Philippe]

Bonjour Brian,

Should this comfort you in your ability to understand French, I think most French people would find the article too elaborate for them to understand. remember this newspaper is for the « educated » whatever that means, and the authors write in a concise yet « sophisticated «  manner.

Current toll is over 1100 in France, and it is only a beginning … 2500 or more people in hospital in my « region » over 500 of which in intensive care units, which is a terrible strain on the system. At least 4 doctors have died to this day.

Hope you can avoid this over there.

Keep confined, for you, and others.

Amities

Philippe



> Le 25 mars 2020 à 07:15, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> a écrit :
> 
> Thank you, Philippe. That article was near the limit of my ability to read precise French and be confident I am understanding it correctly. Oddly, I didn't need to look up any words. I guess some vocabulary is similar across languages.
> 
> The description of Italy's strategy mistake reminded me of the difference between a sprint runner and a distance runner. Italy sprinted, and used up its reserves too soon.
> 
> I know well one of the senior doctors in emergency care at the biggest hospital in my county. He said that they had made a plan to avoid repeating Italy's blunder. He is French, so I sent it on to him.
> 
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