Nadine Dorries corrected the Commons record on Covid-19

24 November 2020 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Health and Social Care

The words were spoken in the Commons on 22 October 2020. The correction was made by letter from the Minister for Patient Safety, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Ms Dorries), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 24 November 2020. The correction replaced 2 figures (279, 586) with 3 figures (1 million, 52.5, 582.3). Altogether 41 words differ between the two versions.

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… My hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) mentioned Sweden, but ~~an article~~ in ~~The BMJ—a research study—concluded~~ that Sweden and the US ~~are the only two~~ countries that ~~are~~ failing to reduce their numbers ~~of deaths.~~ In fact, it is far more accurate to compare Sweden with its Nordic neighbours. Sweden has ~~586~~ deaths per 1 million people, while its neighbour Norway has ~~279,~~ so I am not quite sure why Sweden would be cited as a country of success.	… My hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) mentioned Sweden, but a JAMA research letter referred to in the BMJ concluded that Sweden and the US were among eight countries that were failing to reduce their excess mortality numbers . In fact, it is far more accurate to compare Sweden with its Nordic neighbours. Sweden has 582.3 covid-related deaths per 1 million people, while its neighbour Norway has 52.5 covid-related deaths per 1 million people , so I am not quite sure why Sweden would be cited as a country of success.

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… My hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) mentioned Sweden, but ~~an article~~ in ~~The BMJ—a research study—concluded~~ that Sweden and the US ~~are the only two~~ countries that ~~are~~ failing to reduce their numbers ~~of deaths.~~ In fact, it is far more accurate to compare Sweden with its Nordic neighbours. Sweden has ~~586~~ deaths per 1 million people, while its neighbour Norway has ~~279,~~ so I am not quite sure why Sweden would be cited as a country of success.

… My hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) mentioned Sweden, but a JAMA research letter referred to in the BMJ concluded that Sweden and the US were among eight countries that were failing to reduce their excess mortality numbers . In fact, it is far more accurate to compare Sweden with its Nordic neighbours. Sweden has 582.3 covid-related deaths per 1 million people, while its neighbour Norway has 52.5 covid-related deaths per 1 million people , so I am not quite sure why Sweden would be cited as a country of success.

The correction in Hansard.

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