[PGR88]

I know a guy who visits Sierra Leone regularly for work

He nearly drowned when a car he was in rolled-over into a giant, rain-filled pot-hole, typical on the country’s dirt highways, as they swerved to avoid a truck speeding right at them. Its Africa, after all.

They don’t have Covid deaths because they do no testing, can’t afford it, and wouldn’t do anything about it even if they did.

Covid is a first-world problem.

[nickcarraway]

Supposedly it was bad in India, and elsewhere.

[Bookshelf]

Perhaps the reason they have so few deaths is that hydroxycholoroquin is used in the treatment of malaria == which is endemic in West Africa.

[A_perfect_lady]

1. Life expectancy in many of those countries is between 57-64... you don't live long enough to develop the co-morbidities that raise the Covid mortality numbers.

2. Also, not a lot of obesity

3. And as you point out, no testing. They wouldn't know if someone died of Covid or not.

[wjcsux]

A friend of mine grew up in the Congo, his parents were missionaries from the United States. They took Hydroxychloroquine daily as did everyone else to prevent Malaria.

[Mean Daddy]

With the exception of South Africa, most of its in malaria zones which is treated with ivermectin. SA had COVID pretty bad.