We’ve heard very little of how non-western countries are handling the virus. I know Singapore (where I have my residence) has done very well. The same for Taiwan and apparently several other Asian countries.
Earlier on we were told India and Africa and other areas were facing absolute disasters. Yet very little has been published about those areas.
Of course we’ve heard all about Western Europe and Canada and the US. We also heard a lot about Brazil (where I am now) early on.
I’m keen to know more. Yet no one reports anything other than new infections in western countries, vaccine news, death tolls and how hospitals in western countries are filling up.
So what’s actually happening in high population countries like India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria? Have they figured it out? Or more likely, is it simply not worth any political points to generate continuous negative news regarding these places? Inquiring minds want to know.
The numbers are all over the place. So either some countries are doing quite well or we don’t trust the numbers. What this doesn’t really tell a reader with a healthy level of skepticism, is how are countries with high populations managing to keep infections and death rates down compared to the most developed countries on earth? The data just doesn’t make sense.
It's hard. Some countries are testing more, some are testing less. Some countries report death under the WHO definition, some not.
Also keep in mind that the average age in India is 26 years. In Canada it's over 40. We have way more old people (compared to our overall population) than India. Same goes for African countries. They don't have the money to test people and they don't have as many old people.
We’ve heard very little of how non-western countries are handling the virus. I know Singapore (where I have my residence) has done very well. The same for Taiwan and apparently several other Asian countries.
Earlier on we were told India and Africa and other areas were facing absolute disasters. Yet very little has been published about those areas.
Of course we’ve heard all about Western Europe and Canada and the US. We also heard a lot about Brazil (where I am now) early on.
I’m keen to know more. Yet no one reports anything other than new infections in western countries, vaccine news, death tolls and how hospitals in western countries are filling up.
So what’s actually happening in high population countries like India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria? Have they figured it out? Or more likely, is it simply not worth any political points to generate continuous negative news regarding these places? Inquiring minds want to know.
Here's India
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/
Here's Canada for comparison
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada
And here's China if you want to laugh at how absurd depending on a country's self-reported numbers are:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china
According to those graphs, the last time somebody died from the KungFlu in China was in April.
The numbers are all over the place. So either some countries are doing quite well or we don’t trust the numbers. What this doesn’t really tell a reader with a healthy level of skepticism, is how are countries with high populations managing to keep infections and death rates down compared to the most developed countries on earth? The data just doesn’t make sense.
It's hard. Some countries are testing more, some are testing less. Some countries report death under the WHO definition, some not.
Also keep in mind that the average age in India is 26 years. In Canada it's over 40. We have way more old people (compared to our overall population) than India. Same goes for African countries. They don't have the money to test people and they don't have as many old people.