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Originally Posted by biguc
What is this monolithic Europe with a policy of restrictions?
In Bulgaria they've basically acted like Covid never existed. Denmark recently ended all restrictions (while experiencing the biggest spike in registered cases on the continent).
Again, the high and fast spikes in cases in European countries don't correspond to the effects of "flattening the curve" you claim exist, nor do they correspond to the differing, country-by-country realities of restrictions.
At this point, I'd suggest looking at the spread of this virus like the weather: it's a chaotic system; we can point to proximate causes of local events, but broader predictability eludes us.
Blaming late European omicron waves on pan-European policy--even if that's actually what the data tell us--is like blaming a late European spring on European climate change initiatives.
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Most European countries, especially the ones that anyone gives a shit about, have generally had Covid policies that, while varied, have been and are stricter than the US or current UK measures.
Let’s not try to educate me about Covid rules in Europe. I have, since March 2020, spent at least 4 months in EU countries (mostly Italy, Spain and France) at different points in time with different rules in place, so I’ve had a firsthand view of the ridiculousness and uselessness of it all.