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It’s somewhat hard to believe that a country with a population of almost 1.4 billion, has only 137 cases and 3 deaths. It’s more likely they have not been diagn
by dr_ 7y ago
It’s somewhat hard to believe that a country with a population of almost 1.4 billion, has only 137 cases and 3 deaths. It’s more likely they have not been diagnosing and tracking the actual cases out there.
- mcsb4 7y agoAs the article states, India is currently doing 500 tests per day. Germany is doing 160.000 tests per day.
- vytis 7y agoAny references for the German number?
- mcsb4 7y agoI have to correct the number to 160.000 per week thus 23.000 per day. Source: https://www.zeit.de/amp/news/2020-03/18/corona-test-erfordert-lange-wartezeiten https://www.zeit.de/amp/news/2020-03/18/corona-test-erforder...
- pmlnr 7y ago160k a day? No way. Citation needed. So far total tests in UK are ~30k.
- mcsb4 7y agoI can't find the source anymore, but the latest Roche AG systems are capable of doing 4000 tests per day. The last generation was 1000 tests per day. Germany also is doubling the capacity of intensive care beds from 28000 to 56000. There is enough money for the machines. Also look at the ratio of infected to dead: 7000->20, while Italy 30000->2000. Just more tests.
- _bxg1 7y agoI think the timeline of when different countries started seeing it pop up (after China) has been driven by how commonly those places are travelled to by people from outside of them. Global urban centers. Africa, for example, (I think) still has very few cases. Even within the U.S., the map very clearly highlights frequently-travelled urban centers (California and New York first, followed by Washington/Oregon, then Texas, Florida, etc.). It looks like the map of the Democrat/Republican leaning for different states.
- shripadk 7y agoIt isn't hard to believe. We have clinics and hospitals pretty much everywhere except for remotest of villages. And Coronavirus is not something that can go undetected for a long time (incubation period is 5 days from what I have read). If there are more cases it will come to the fore. It cannot be hidden. India is a democracy and not an authoritarian regime like China. You can't hide something as serious as this for long. If you want to believe propaganda that is a different story altogether. Quoting the World Health Organization's representative to India (Henk Bekedam): "“The commitment from the Indian government and the Prime Minister’s Office has been enormous, very impressive. It is one of the reasons why India is still doing quite well. I am very impressed that everyone has been mobilised,” Henk Bekedam, WHO’s representative to India, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI" [1] We have had cases of Japanese Encephalitis blowing up just a few years ago in Uttar Pradesh. The Government tackled that by immunizing millions of children in the State [2] and [3]. Can India handle this epidemic? Absolutely yes. From all evidence available publicly India is handling it way better than most countries are as of now. [1]: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/very-impressed-with-indian-govt-and-pmo-whos-henk-bekedam-hails-modi-govts-fight-against-coronavirus https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/very-impressed-with-in... [2]: https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/big-shout-out-to-uttar-pradesh-government-unicef-lauds-cm-adityanaths-dastak-campaign-against-japanese-encephalitis/1147716/ https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/big-shout-out-to... [3]: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/encephalitis-in-uttar-pradesh-has-yogi-adityanath-solved-the-problem/ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/encephalitis-in-uttar...
- ignoramous 7y ago> We have clinics and hospitals pretty much everywhere except for remotest of villages. What kind of loose argument is this? It is well known that India has as much as 6 times lesser number of hospital beds per capita than Italy, which is in serious trouble. > Coronavirus is not something that can go undetected for a long time (incubation period is 5 days from what I have read). 5 to 14 days, and some are asymptomatic which worsens the situation even further. 5 days is still a high enough number. Besides, it's R0 one must pay attention to, which is absurdly high at ~2.5. > India is a democracy and not an authoritarian regime like China. You can't hide something as serious as this for long. What? Democracy has nothing to do with hiding information. Case in point: Aftermath of repealing Article 370, or lack of transparency on the Pulwama attack, or conscripted proof of current PM's educational qualifications. The list goes on. > If you want to believe propaganda that is a different story altogether. Uh huh. How about we stop passing non-expert opinions as facts starting with this thread right here? > We have had cases of Japanese Encephalitis blowing up just a few years ago in Uttar Pradesh. Non sequitur, my friend. The diseases are different. The agent is different. This whole thing is different to anything the world has seen since the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic. > Can India handle this epidemic? Absolutely yes. That's your opinion. Speaking of which, the doctors on the frontlines don't seem to be as optimistic as you are: https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/fk649f/hi_im_dr_roshan_radhakrishnan_a_doctor_and_an/ https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/fk649f/hi_im_dr_rosh...