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Why does India, with over a billion people, have so few Covid-19 cases and deaths?
MSN ^ | 04/16/2020 | Anup Malani

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid19; india
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To: SKI NOW
HCQ production

Winner winner, chicken dinner.

Morons in the media. Lies by omission

61 posted on 04/26/2020 12:13:00 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: SeekAndFind
"... Other explanations center on universal BCG vaccination in India, or domestic hydroxychloroquine use to combat malaria."

Pardon me, but the article did not mention HCQ. .....only "resistance to malaria."

Guess why.....because HCQ provided that resistance.

Such scum...they'd rather people die than give DjT credit. Despicable scum.

62 posted on 04/26/2020 12:13:17 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: billorites

I vote for option 4.


63 posted on 04/26/2020 12:14:48 PM PDT by impimp
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To: SeekAndFind

(1) Because they have no testing. (If we are short on kids here you can imagine how many India has)
(2) Because thousands of people die every day in India and they cremate them ASAP so the real cause of death is not known.
(3) Because India can’t afford to shut down it’s economy (millions would starve) so better to take a small hit with increased deaths.
(4) Because the virus did not hit India until much later than the USA and Europe - you don’t see many Indians on the ski slopes.


64 posted on 04/26/2020 12:15:48 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: SeekAndFind

One of the “measures” of a country’s healthcare system is, “How endemic is Tetanus in your country?” If the answer is “yes” that means your country’s healthcare system is essentially Stone Age. So expect Infant Mortality to follow and guess what? It DOES. Isn’t that interesting? I would think twice about citing anything from India.


65 posted on 04/26/2020 12:20:26 PM PDT by wastoute (Anyone who believes PsyOps are not involved has never met a PsyOps Officer.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Why does India, with over a billion people, have so few Covid-19 cases and deaths?”

This is a third world country. Their government is only concerned with two things:

Their own power and protecting the cows.

Just because they finally got around to starting a count somewhere other than one street in New Delhi doesn’t mean that the count is worth anything. For all they know, or care about, half the population could be sick and dying. Just don’t harm the cows.

rwood


66 posted on 04/26/2020 12:21:59 PM PDT by Redwood71
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Because of Malaria!! Most if not all get the Malaria drug.. Hydroxychloroquine!


67 posted on 04/26/2020 12:29:26 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: billorites

One word: Turmeric!


68 posted on 04/26/2020 12:31:17 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: tallyhoe

Do you have a source for that? That would be about a billion doses a day. That’s a lot of pills.


69 posted on 04/26/2020 12:32:28 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: 353FMG

Correct o mundo. One a my friends a Miss India beauty queen in NYC had the corona virus a month ago. She took turmeric and hot peppers every morning.After 3” weeks she is ok Thank god.


70 posted on 04/26/2020 12:34:02 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect??)
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To: 353FMG

Correct o mundo. One a my friends a Miss India beauty queen in NYC had the corona virus a month ago. She took turmeric and hot peppers every morning.After 3” weeks she is ok Thank god.


71 posted on 04/26/2020 12:34:05 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect??)
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To: tallyhoe

That is SO 37A.


72 posted on 04/26/2020 12:34:12 PM PDT by wastoute (Anyone who believes PsyOps are not involved has never met a PsyOps Officer.)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is actually hilarious. If you want to know what a “Black Hole” of Demand is you need look no farther than India and healthcare. ROTFLMAO.


73 posted on 04/26/2020 12:38:17 PM PDT by wastoute (Anyone who believes PsyOps are not involved has never met a PsyOps Officer.)
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To: SeekAndFind

You can buy hydroxycloroquine off the shelf?


74 posted on 04/26/2020 12:41:57 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: SeekAndFind

For instance, that countries with BCG vaccination appear so far to have less transmission, these countries are also warmer, have younger populations.

That sounds reasonable to me so many factors guess we just have to wait until all the data is in.


75 posted on 04/26/2020 12:48:26 PM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because they routinely take Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine; both cures for COVID19 and preventatives (at least in the case of hydroxychloroquine).


76 posted on 04/26/2020 12:49:28 PM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: SeekAndFind

What is this isolation going to do to the herd immunity for the next flu season?


77 posted on 04/26/2020 12:54:29 PM PDT by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You)
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To: SeekAndFind

Because they don’t pay their hospitals to declare the cause of death as “COVID-19”


78 posted on 04/26/2020 12:56:49 PM PDT by meyer (WWG1WGA, MAGA! The DNC virus is much deadlier than the Wu Han Flu.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Very glad we are discussing this.

And I (very) agree with the posts mentioning Hydroxychloroquine and Turmeric.

It is high time we talked about the whys, of India’s extremely low rate of infection.

Overdue, frankly, by about a MONTH.


79 posted on 04/26/2020 1:07:17 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lack of proper reporting, like their fellow billion plus population pal, Red China. They both have plenty to sacrifice.


80 posted on 04/26/2020 1:09:08 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible predicted these type of days. Pray to the LORD GOD for mercy on this Republic.)
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