Are there any countries not following covid19 shutdown?

[anycolour]

Are there any countries which are not shutting down their economies, businesses, services, etc?

Either from the country's government/leadership rejecting the globally imposed shutdown mandates imposed by the WHO or armtwisting by the USA and/or the world-at-large?

Or from a majority of the populace rejecting stay-at-home orders, and going about their lives with business, services, etc. operating as usual?

[Jowel]

Sweden, at least for now.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sw...ers-2020-03-31

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...th-toll-climbs

[llowllevellowll]

Turkmenistan.

Side note: that question/thread idea wasn't a bad one. It's actually a pretty intriguing inquiry. Why not just post from your actual username?

[rstevens62]

If the global economy goes down the toilet...those countries will be dragged down, along with everyone else!

[mascoma]

Originally Posted by Jowel

Sweden, at least for now.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sw...ers-2020-03-31

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...th-toll-climbs

That's going to be a good experiment. If it works other countries can do the same thing and begin putting their economies back on track.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Are any African countries shutting down over it? The infection rate has been very low.

[canadian citizen]

here is a report from 3 days ago.


A reminder that there are 54 nations in Africa. Rates will vary.


link. https://www.france24.com/en/20200314...irus-in-africa


The virus knows no boundaries.

[7 Wishes]

I heard Belarus isn't doing the social distancing either....

[Scrat335]

Originally Posted by 7 Wishes

I heard Belarus isn't doing the social distancing either....

Belarus is in a precarious situation. As Lukashenko said a few days ago America prints money. Russia has vast reserves of funds and resources. China has wealth that is far beyond most countries in the world.
Belarus only has people power. If they stop working they will have nothing. Sure, others will step up to help, but nothing is free in this world.

I agree. It's better to die free and standing up that to live as a slave on your knees.

[augiedogie]

Seems to me a lockdown or quarantine in India makes no sense. They live in very crowded conditions and are very filthy just the way they normally are. But so far they have a very few deaths relative to population, one of the lowest in the world. Why? Something that should be investigated. Maybe sitting on your butt all day breathing in stale indoor air isn't healthy?