Corona, False Alarm? · Facts and Figures by Reiss, Karina -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgements Contents 1. Preface

How everything started Coronaviruses: the basics China: the dread threat emerges

2. How dangerous is the new “killer” virus?

Compared to conventional coronaviruses Regarding the number of deaths How does the new coronavirus compare with influenza viruses? The situation in Italy, Spain, England and the USA

3. Corona-situation in Germany

The German narrative The pandemic is declared Nationwide lockdown April 2020: no reason to prolong the lockdown The lockdown is extended Mandatory masks Last argument for extension of lockdown: the impending second wave? Relaxing the restrictions with the emergency brake applied

4. Too much? Too little? What happened?

Overburdened hospitals Shortage of ventilators? Were the measures appropriate? What did the government do right? What did the government do wrong? What should our government have done?

5. Collateral damage

Economic consequences Disruption of medical care Drugs and suicide Heart attack and stroke Other ailments Further consequences for the elderly Innocent and vulnerable: our children Consequences for the world’s poorest

6. Did other countries fare better – Sweden as a role model?

Are there benefits of lockdown measures? So which measures would have actually been correct?

7. Is vaccination the universal remedy?

8. Failure of the public media

Where was truthful information to be found? Where was the open discussion? The numbers game Defamation and discrediting Censorship of opinions The German “good citizen” and the failure of politics Why did our politicians fail?

9. Quo vadis? 10. A farewell References About the Authors