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Could be little testing.
by rbinv 7y ago
Could be little testing.
- standardUser 7y agoRight, but even without testing, if the progression had followed what we've seen in Iran or Italy, there would be hundreds dying from Covid-19. This is not happening in Japan, and the virus has been in Japan much longer than those countries.
- tonfa 7y agoAlso most of Europe does very little testing, but assuming they have uniform criteria, the growth rate should still give some idea of the propagation. For example in Switzerland, they barely test anyone, but it's pretty clear that with +30% d/d growth this is either already everywhere or going to be.
- standardUser 7y agoThe virus has been in Japan a lot longer than Italy. Over 2,000 have died in Italy, fewer than 50 in Japan. I have yet to see anything close to a satisfactory explanation.
- literallycancer 7y agoFirst detected case in Italy was January 31st, in Japan it was January 16th and/or 10th (quick Japanese and English Wikipedia check, correct me if you have a better source).
- raarts 7y agoThis may have something to do with it, 83% of the cruise ship did NOT get infected even though population was mostly elderly people: https://twitter.com/ecosensenow/status/1239952942234402816?s=21 https://twitter.com/ecosensenow/status/1239952942234402816?s...