Experts divided over comparison of UK and Ireland’s coronavirus records
Analysis showing lower death rates in Ireland provokes debate on differences between two countries
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Comparing how the Covid-19 outbreak is playing out in Ireland and the UK is a complex task, researchers have said after a Twitter thread by a former historian on the issue went viral.
Writer and researcher Dr Elaine Doyle penned a series of tweets comparing the situations in the UK and Ireland, noting that both countries had similar numbers of intensive care beds per 100,000 people before the crisis began.
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