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Mystery of India's lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend
- tomthumb 7y agoFull lockdown implies less covid patients implies less deaths. Duh...
- simonblack 7y agoMost people probably have better immune systems due to constant small exposure to pathogens. The Western practice of being overly concerned with clean surfaces and constantly wiping areas down with antiseptics means that their immune systems never get properly challenged. (Even though many 'dirty' surfaces like computer keyboards or workdesks are always considered to be'clean') In many parts of the world, people drink and swim happily in rivers that are so bacterially contaminated that Western people would get very sick using.