A study by the Pasteur Institute on the economic impact that the health crisis has had over the past five years in Western European countries was released on Monday, December 9. We learn in particular which countries have reacted best to the pandemic.
The confinement practiced during the Covid-19 health crisis had an impact on the economic life of countries, even five years after the start of the pandemic. According to a study published Monday, December 9 by the Pasteur Institute, Western European countries which immediately took restrictive measures before hospitals were saturated not only saved more lives, but also preserved more the sustainability of their economy as reported by Le Monde.
A study that encourages us to learn lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. For Arnaud Fontanet, epidemiologist at the Pasteur Institute, it is even crucial to take stock because “the threats of a new pandemic remain very present”.
That budget?
After comparative studies on the excess mortality linked to the Covid-19 virus, Doctor Fontanet's team drew a clear conclusion: when the first wave of Covid-19 affected the countries of Western Europe, those having taken measures of social restrictions at the earliest managed to come out better both in terms of human lives and on the economic level.
Thus, it is possible to see in the study that Italy is the country which has suffered the most in terms of excess mortality: it reached 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Then come five other countries which have been seriously affected by excess mortality: Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, with an excess mortality of between 1.7 and 2 per 1,000. Then come France, Switzerland and Germany. The Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden and Denmark) with Ireland are those which have the fewest deaths among the oldest.
published on December 9 at 12:52 p.m., Myriam Bendjilali, 6 Medias
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