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> There's a billion people in India and so far the mortality and spread rates there aren't similar to other countries That is a lack of testing, same as what k
by mike_d 7y ago
> There's a billion people in India and so far the mortality and spread rates there aren't similar to other countries
That is a lack of testing, same as what keeps US numbers depressed. India is severely lacking in cohesive response to viral outbreaks, to the point they are still dealing with a Swine Flu epidemic from 2009 (https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/9-swine-flu-deaths-uttar-pradesh-17-pac-jawans-test-positive-1651342-2020-03-01 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/9-swine-flu-deaths-utt...)
> There is a theory that humid and warm places will not have these mortality rate
There is no scientific evidence to support this. The wild spread in the Middle East indicates heat may not be a factor.
- virmundi 7y agoThe theory is more the humidity. The virus gets trapped in vapor and pulled harmlessly to the ground. The counter to the theory is that at least in developed countries people flee the humidity by living in low humidity air conditioning.
- northern-lights 7y agoNot quite: https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/march-2020/researchers-predict-potential-spread-and-seasonality-for-covid-19-.php https://www.umaryland.edu/news/archived-news/march-2020/rese...