Originally Posted by
finestkind
Thread creep. Population of India 1.3 billion. Cases of virus 330, deaths 4. Now we know everything you read or get off the net is "110%" accurate however it does beg the question what are the first world countries doing wrong. Vietnam pop 96 million, over 100 cases no deaths (as yet) and appears to be business as usual (no economic close downs) but everyone wears a mask, everyone washes hands, every taxi is cleaned after use, every seat in every restaurant/café is cleaned after use etc. I don't believe these countries have a far better medical system than other parts of the world so what is the message?
It's the same reason why they don't get 'Bombay belly' (or the Bali belly equivalent when in Bali) but we in the west do. Their immune systems are probably a lot more robust than ours because of their greater exposure to less hygienic surroundings.