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As per www.worldometers.info, Russia seem to have relatively low death rate (0.06 per million of population), despite having a border with China, no early dista
by dchichkov 7y ago
As per www.worldometers.info, Russia seem to have relatively low death rate (0.06 per million of population), despite having a border with China, no early distancing measures, public transportation in the cities, etc. Could be just accident, but they did one interesting thing - recommended a nation-wide treatment strategy early on.
- AdamN 7y agoThe confirmed cases number is effectively useless without models for extrapolating into an estimated infection count. Presumptive cases aren't bothering to be tested, asymptomatic cases rarely tested, lack or abundance of supplies differ by country and region, etc... We have very little idea of the prevalence in any given country - confirmed case count is just a floor.
- dchichkov 7y agoIf you notice, I'm talking about number of deaths, not the number of cases. I do understand the limitations of confirmed cases stats.
- Leary 7y agoRussia shut its border with China super early, which helped. However, it better be careful now now that its population is unprepared mentally for a potential outbreak seeded by European travelers weeks ago.
- dchichkov 7y agoAs far as I understand the mentalitet there, you don't have to worry too much.