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there is no evidence for that whatsoever. You have absolutely no data on what takes place in India - it is a gigantic country with gigantic variation across. Plus the families are much larger, all confined together. When the train was shut down millions traveled back home for days on packed buses, it unlikely that any lockdown could have had such a pronounced effect so quickly. The truth probably lies elsewhere, perh…
India has some of the densest urban environments on the planet... Mumbai, Calcutta, Howraw, etc. And, it has pockets of density that are mind-boggling, such as the slums at Dharavi. 9 to 10 people in a room, families taking 'shifts' in the same living areas, 100+ people per latrine in some parts. Yet, absent a massive cover-up, no reports of mass deaths. The same goes for many of the world's other dense cities: Manil…
Re: India coronavirus: The 'mystery' of low Covid-19 death rates
#381People there have been exposed to more viruses and in India specifically - BCG vaccine which protects against Tuberculosis.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nations-that-manda...
Yes, am with you that expected numbers were blown out of proportion, but in a way that was needed to, because governments are complacent and people more so.