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Is this the reason that countries closer to equator are suffering less than those away from it?
by rohan1024 6y ago
Is this the reason that countries closer to equator are suffering less than those away from it?
- Frost1x 6y agoAre they? That would be an interesting spatial data plot to see.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoThere are a ton of confounders there. Most of those countries have younger populations. The outdoor temperature is higher there. They have different economies and population densities. Or it could be Vitamin D, at least in part. To know the answer somebody has to actually do the science.
- ketamine__ 6y agoSuffering less? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronavirus-guayaquil-ecuador-bodies-corpses-streets/2020/04/03/79c786c8-7522-11ea-ad9b-254ec99993bc_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/coronaviru...
- elorant 6y agoGreece is close to the equator and during November we have had the highest rate of deaths among all EU countries. So I doubt this is the only factor in play.