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I mentioned the temp because you said san palo has high of 27C. 27C is like night time temp in my home town for this season. So yeah its not a high temp. Porto

I mentioned the temp because you said san palo has high of 27C. 27C is like night time temp in my home town for this season. So yeah its not a high temp. Porto Alegre high seems to be around 29. We have high in terms of 32/34 etc. Ahmedabad has high like 38plus which is very hot even for us southern guys. I have no idea if temp makes a difference of not. Number of tests are very low to determine that. And one more thing not all people live in slums in India. India is too big and varied. Visiting Mumbai slums does not mean we are filled with it.

totalZero 7y ago
Ahmedabad sounds very hot indeed. Guayaquil in Ecuador is another outbreak zone. 245km south of the Equator, 32C today. Dead bodies rest in the streets for days, people are dying in front of hospitals, morgues are full, and even the mayor has tested positive. The official death count is above 60 but is considered by many to be a fraction of the true toll, since testing capacity is scarce and deaths of the untested do not contribute to the count. https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/the-impossibility-of-burial-doubles-the-pain-of-coronavirus-in-guayaquil/24350 https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/the-impossibility-of-bur... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/story/2020-04-02/en-guayaquil-ecuador-la-gente-vive-entre-sus-muertos https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/sto... I don't think all people live in slums in India. I've never been there. I've been all over Latin America and have seen the good and the bad. The problem with the developing countries here in the Americas isn't poverty; it's disparity. The urban poor are truly destitute, face challenges that never affect the rich, and are locked out of certain strata of economic and political life. Yet, you can walk two blocks down the street from a slum and find yourself in front of a luxury high-rise where life is totally different and residents feel a mix of fear and pity for their less-fortunate neighbors. I imagine that India has a similar combination of extremely developed and extremely destitute areas. My personal view is that the ruling classes tolerate this arrangement when crime can be contained, because slums are a source of cheap labor. Destitute areas are a risk when it comes to contagion management. Tens of millions of people live in slums in India, and those places could be a breeding ground among individuals who then carry their illness to work or to hospitals. Annual childhood mortality has been counted in the millions in India's slums, and COVID-19 wouldn't be the only disease making the rounds there. The risk of secondary infection would increase mortality among a population that already lacks good access to health care.

totalZero 7y ago

Ahmedabad sounds very hot indeed. Guayaquil in Ecuador is another outbreak zone. 245km south of the Equator, 32C today. Dead bodies rest in the streets for days, people are dying in front of hospitals, morgues are full, and even the mayor has tested positive. The official death count is above 60 but is considered by many to be a fraction of the true toll, since testing capacity is scarce and deaths of the untested do not contribute to the count. https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/the-impossibility-of-burial-doubles-the-pain-of-coronavirus-in-guayaquil/24350 https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/the-impossibility-of-bur... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/story/2020-04-02/en-guayaquil-ecuador-la-gente-vive-entre-sus-muertos https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/noticias/sto... I don't think all people live in slums in India. I've never been there. I've been all over Latin America and have seen the good and the bad. The problem with the developing countries here in the Americas isn't poverty; it's disparity. The urban poor are truly destitute, face challenges that never affect the rich, and are locked out of certain strata of economic and political life. Yet, you can walk two blocks down the street from a slum and find yourself in front of a luxury high-rise where life is totally different and residents feel a mix of fear and pity for their less-fortunate neighbors. I imagine that India has a similar combination of extremely developed and extremely destitute areas. My personal view is that the ruling classes tolerate this arrangement when crime can be contained, because slums are a source of cheap labor. Destitute areas are a risk when it comes to contagion management. Tens of millions of people live in slums in India, and those places could be a breeding ground among individuals who then carry their illness to work or to hospitals. Annual childhood mortality has been counted in the millions in India's slums, and COVID-19 wouldn't be the only disease making the rounds there. The risk of secondary infection would increase mortality among a population that already lacks good access to health care.