'Asian countries (S. Korea, Japan, etc., not including China due to distrust of their reports) are so low that the seemingly almost random variations are probably meaningless. '
That raises many questions. Does such areas have higher immunity baked into the cake via other methods, ie regional sars, diet, environment.
That raises many questions. Does such areas have higher immunity baked into the cake via other methods, ie regional sars, diet, environment. Perhaps, but, recall that so far as we know, the initial outbreak in Wuhan / Hubei was fairly severe.
You are certainly correct about the "many questions" raised, however.