A person is standing on the edge of a cliff. You pop a balloon, they get spooked and jump off the cliff. What is the cause of death - popping the balloon or falling off the cliff?1/
If one suffers from debilitating and life-threatening chronic diseases, end up in hospital due to health deterioration and die of their chronic illness, but test positive for SARS-CoV-2, there is a chance COVID19 will be listed as cause of death.2/
If that person develops flu-like symptoms, test positive for SARS-CoV-2 and die, chances are COVID19 will be blamed as the cause of death. 3/
If a person with co-morbidities end up in the hospital gets hooked up on ventilator, receive a boatload of sedatives and wrong prescription medication, the combination of their exacerbated chronic illness and the wrong treatment may well result in their unfortunate end. 4/
However, if they test positive for SARS-CoV-2, all other factors will be ignored in favour of COVID19 as the cause of death.5/
If a person dies and no apparent cause of death can be determined, they may get tested post-mortem. If the test is positive - COVID19 is established as the likely cause of death.6/
You see, one way or another, whether one dies with COVID or of COVID - the outcome is all the same. It's next to impossible to trust the numbers.
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