France and the UK have approximately the same population running about 67million each.
Yet the figures for new Covid cases and deaths are dramatically different. What is France doing differently that has lead to this difference? We don’t get many reports about France here, Denmark seems to be our Covid poster boy, so want is it that France doing so well that the UK is not emulating? It would be very interesting to know.
Covid data for Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Global Cases: 241,890,664
Increase: 419,105
Global Deaths: 4,920,512
Increase: 6,420
Australia
Cases 147,301 Change: 1,987
Deaths 1,558 Change: 15
Critical 312
Cases per Million 5,691
UK
Cases 8,497,868 Change: 48,703
Deaths 138,629 Change: 45
Critical 791
Cases per Million 124,333
USA
Cases 45,902,575 Change: 110,043
Deaths 746,415 Change: 1,869
Critical 14,892
Cases per Million 137,632
Canada
Cases 1,685,410 Change: 5,541
Deaths 28,564 Change: 71
Critical 752
Cases per Million 44,155
France
Cases 7,090,109 Change: 1,057
Deaths 117,306 Change: 41
Critical 1,200
Cases per Million 108,311
Data from worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Wondered this a while ago. 
It’s all down to a lack of coherent leadership.
Or, the unwillingness to follow guidance.
Without coherent leadership, guidance will be far too diffused for the knuckle scrapers amongst us to understand.
Therein lies the problem, which is easier to modify?
The trouble is with the knuckle scrapers, natural selection will always ensure they exist.
Yes, it is difficult, being dragged kicking and screaming into society.
No surprise there Spitty 
That’s all very well but what is France actually doing that the UK is not? or vice versa?
A question of leadership is a given but what has France done that has kept their numbers down? What has the UK done that has made it so bad? It is a behavioral thing I would have thought but what is the difference?
Less buckets of sand in France, maybe.
Far less soap used too!
Covid data for Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Global Cases: 242,331,811
Increase: 441,147
Global Deaths: 4,928,899
Increase: 8,387
Australia
Cases 149,421 Change: 2,120
Deaths 1,577 Change: 19
Critical 312
Cases per Million 5,773
UK
Cases 8,541,192 Change: 43,324
Deaths 138,852 Change: 223
Critical 823
Cases per Million 124,965
USA
Cases 45,996,507 Change: 93,932
Deaths 748,652 Change: 2,237
Critical 14,796
Cases per Million 137,912
Canada
Cases 1,687,608 Change: 2,198
Deaths 28,603 Change: 39
Critical 765
Cases per Million 44,211
France
Cases 7,096,043 Change: 5,934
Deaths 117,355 Change: 49
Critical 1,049
Cases per Million 108,401
Data from worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Covid data for Thursday, 21 October 2021
Global Cases: 242,810,864
Increase: 479,053
Global Deaths: 4,937,666
Increase: 8,767
Australia
Cases 152,024 Change: 2,603
Deaths 1,590 Change: 13
Critical 312
Cases per Million 5,873
UK
Cases 8,589,737 Change: 48,545
Deaths 139,031 Change: 179
Critical 850
Cases per Million 125,673
USA
Cases 46,092,362 Change: 95,855
Deaths 751,811 Change: 3,159
Critical 14,518
Cases per Million 138,197
Canada
Cases 1,690,258 Change: 2,650
Deaths 28,644 Change: 41
Critical 765
Cases per Million 44,280
France
Cases 7,102,079 Change: 6,036
Deaths 117,376 Change: 21
Critical 1,049
Cases per Million 108,493
Data from worldometers.info/coronavirus/
There will be another lock-down on it’s way soon. The masses are simply not acting responsibly enough and the rot started from the top. Whatever happed from the old tradition of lead by example?
Won’t be my fault!!!
They all say that …twasn’t me guv, honest :whistle:
I know they do, good job I (and a few others) don’t, there would be chaos. 
In my Local shop, it feels like just me and the Lone Ranger, not a Boris in sight. 
