Posted on 04/26/2020 10:31:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
India is four times more populous than the US, but has just 2% the number of cases and only 1.5% of the number of Covid-19 deaths. How has the country, whose per capita income is just tenth of the US, avoided being flattened by the pandemic?
There are four possible explanations:
1. The epidemic may have struck later than in other countries. Since epidemics have exponential growth at the start, a small delay can have massive effects on the number of cases.
2. India’s 21-day lockdown may have successfully suppressed the epidemic. Physical distancing is one of the best ways to slow the epidemic and, if anything, many have criticized the lockdown for being too draconian in that regard.
3. India has not been able to test enough to count all cases and deaths. Without sufficient testing, many deaths may not be labeled with Covid-19 for official statistics, leading to an underestimation of the severity of the crisis.
4. India may have protective characteristics against Covid-19. Researchers have proposed that the low share of elderly in the population, the high temperatures and humidity in India, widespread BCG vaccination for tuberculosis, or resistance to malaria have helped India escape the brunt of the pandemic.
First, we can rule out that India is in an early stage of the pandemic. The first infected travelers from Wuhan reached Kerala, southwest India, on January 29. While it is true that Kerala acted quickly and contained a potential outbreak, more carriers reached other states by early March.
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Bollywood music drives every living thing crazy, even viruses avoid it.
Agreed. One of the few viruses lured by money.
Lots of sunshine and a high turmeric content in their diet.
IF they test like they code we’ll never know the right answer.
I bet they have a strong herd immunity to a lot of illnesses.
My vote: 21-day lockdown
They have a universal malaria shot most get. Guess what it contains?
My vote: 21-day lockdown
Why does India have so few Covid-19 cases and
deaths?”
Snip:
Other explanations center on universal BCG
vaccination in India, or domestic hydroxychloroquine
use to combat malaria. While it is true, for instance,
that countries with BCG vaccination appear so far to
have less transmission, these countries are also
warmer, have younger populations, and—because they
are poorer—likely tested late. So it is hard to know
whether there is a true link between Covid-19 and BCG
or malaria burdens. Further analysis is required,
though it may not come fast enough to help in this
epidemic.
https://qz.com/india/1839018/why-does-india-have-so-few-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-and-deaths/
That place be SO dirty...even the wuhan flu can’t live on that sh-t! Knaahmean? Mmm hmm!
My vote.
Indian filth.
Hi temps in Delhi this week? Mid 90’s to over 100! Hmmm. Maybe heat and sunshine knocks down viruses? Like it has for all of history? Check out the deaths in all our southern states. Here in SC we have under 200. FL, with a population similar to NY has less than 5% of the deaths of NY.
Why would a country with a healthcare system unable to even perceive excess deaths not have an epidemic? Please. They still die from Tetanus in India. Every day.
They dont have a rat party that wants to see it crash
Another possibility..what is China relationship with China..do they get a lot of Chinese tourist?
Another possibility..what is INDIA’S relationship with China..do they get a lot of Chinese tourist?
India has a border dispute with China for DECADES.
Clashes have occurred regularly and China’s supporting the Pakistni ISI and nuclear weapons development isn’t helping with tensions.
When we went to Mexico we ALL got "Montezuma's revenge," amoebic dysentery..or the Aztec two-step.
When we got to India we called it "Delhi belly.".
It's all the same: filthy countries make people sick. They believe that the Ganges River cannot, by definition, be polluted because they call it "Mother Ganges"--
Google
Ganges water is also used in all the religious ceremonies. It's sanctity, purity and self cleansing aspects were the prime reasons behind worshiping the river, as a mark of respect. Spiritual reason: In Hinduism, Ganga is said to cleanse one's sins and bathing in its sacred waters purifies one's inner soul.
So, they bathe in the water, put their animals in the water...and DRINK from the river.
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True story: An Indian came to the USA to work in Silicon Valley in California. After a few weeks he went to a doctor to see what was wrong with him. The doctor said that he was in perfect health.
But, he insisted, he didn't have his usual diarrhea...and wasn't that abnormal?
Lol. Being sick was normal. Sad.
“India’s 21-day lockdown may have successfully suppressed the epidemic.”
Could be. In Sri Lanka people were only allowed outside their homes every 3 days for a few hours to get food. This lasted for weeks but now has been relaxed.
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