If Iceland can stop COVID-19 after only 1800 cases and 10 dead (0.55% fatal), why can't America (6% fatality rate) do the same ?

In Iceland the government took it seriously and took steps to control it from the beginning,,

In America the president said "Don't worry, it'll magically disappear".

Why not?

What makes you think the two countries can be directly compared?

Well we know health plays a part in the risk of death, obesity is one factor which in Iceland is 12.4% they rank 17th in the world while the US obesity rate is 30.6% they are ranked 1st.

In a recent NHS survey suggested that over 60% of COVID-19 patients under intensive care are either overweight or morbidly obese.

The study conducted by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre analyzed all hospital admissions of the coronavirus patients at intensive care wards in UK hospitals until now. The findings revealed the following:

Overweight or obese patients made up 64% of COVID-19 patients in ICU.

More than a third of critically ill were under 60

71% of them were male

9% of them had an underlying health issue such as heart or lung diseases

So that puts a third of the American population in the high risk groups, without taking into account age or pre-existing health problems.

Noxious cowpie is spreading 'alternative facts' again.

Trump waited 43 days before he did anything...

New Yorkers spread it all over the country trying to flee their city. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/05...

because it is a more diverse and larger population