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minus-squareZuzak [fae/faer, she/her]hexbear9arrow-down1·4 years agoWhat did Belgium do to suddenly stop that exponential growth? Or is it just noise? link
minus-squaregrubbypaw [none/use name]hexbear11·4 years agoCovid growth can be, and usually is hyperlocalized. I'm purely guessing here but I'd suspect they had a large outbreak in an area which simply burned through its potential and was successfully contained to that area. link
minus-squarePigPoopBallsDotJPG [none/use name]hexbear4·4 years agoNeoliberal magic, they probably offered small grants to people not getting covid in disadvantaged neighbourhoods who run a pet supply store. link
What did Belgium do to suddenly stop that exponential growth? Or is it just noise?
Covid growth can be, and usually is hyperlocalized. I'm purely guessing here but I'd suspect they had a large outbreak in an area which simply burned through its potential and was successfully contained to that area.
Neoliberal magic, they probably offered small grants to people not getting covid in disadvantaged neighbourhoods who run a pet supply store.