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Good god, imagine what this thing is going to do to overpopulated parts of the developing world like India, Bangladesh, Nigeria etc
by secfirstmd 7y ago
Good god, imagine what this thing is going to do to overpopulated parts of the developing world like India, Bangladesh, Nigeria etc
- dominotw 7y agoi really think herd immunity is their only hope but govts are too scared to not do a lockdown which is insane give none of them any social safety nets from the poor and a large part of population earn their food on a daily basis.
- throwaway_pdp09 7y agoAIUI herd immunity can come only after the infection wave has passed. By then the damage will have been done. Another concern is covid stresses will extend to social instability, and not just in the poorer countries. . That's going to be really unpredictable.
- disgruntledphd2 7y agoThis is my real concern. I assume that Western countries have some hope of containing this, but poor countries with large informal sectors? I can't see it working out well, at all.
- greedo 7y agoThe developing world will be devastated. Over 3B people, with marginal healthcare systems, and fragile governments. It's not too far fetched to see 15m people die from this. And possible a magnitude higher. Not to mention all the knock on effects.