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INDIA

Mystery of India’s lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend

MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavirus, suggesting there has not been an undetected surge in virus-related deaths.

...While death rates in some countries have risen sharply in recent weeks, in India the opposite seems to be happening, at least in some places, leaving hospitals, funeral parlours and cremation sites wondering what is going on.

REUTERS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mystery-of-india-s-lower-death-rates-seems-to-defy-coronavirus-trend/ar-BB1383Ys?ocid=spartanntp

[blueplum]

not bothering with the title, but an interesting if biased read on the admin using the IHME model and how modeling is never gospel but an educated guess in constant need of tuning.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-overly-optimistic-modeling-distorted-trump-team-s-coronavirus-response/ar-BB13a8nn?ocid=spartanntp

[Raebie]

There are approximately 120 million smokers in India. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India is home to 12% of the world’s smokers. More than 10 million die each year due to tobacco in India. According to a 2002 WHO estimate, 70% of adult males in India smoke.

[Raebie]

More interesting speculation on India:

https://qz.com/india/1839018/why-does-india-have-so-few-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-and-deaths/