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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone know why there are so few covid19 cases in India? NT [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,552 posts)8. It looks like they've cracked down really hard almost from the beginning.
India has reported around 125 cases of the coronavirus, and it is a bit of a mystery how the worlds second-most-populous nation, with 1.3 billion people, has remained relatively unscathed while the number of cases explodes to its east and west. That has spawned a sense of almost disbelief about the crisis in some quarters.
Doctors say it is either that there are many more cases in India than have been detected, because of the difficulties of getting tested, or that India has indeed managed to so far escape the worst, possibly because of quick and strict efforts right from the start.
In Kerala, in the south, the authorities used GPS technology, CCTV footage and mobile phone records to trace the movements of one Indian family believed to be among the first infected here. They returned from Italy in late February, and within days, medical teams fanned out to all the places they had visited including banks, restaurants and churches and quickly quarantined just about everyone they had come in contact with nearly 1,000 people.
India was also one of the first nations to essentially shut its borders, canceling visas and denying entry to all but a select few foreigners. Some states, such as Kerala, are beginning to beef up internal borders, taking the temperature of passengers in cars and screening people on trains.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/world/asia/india-coronavirus.htmlDoctors say it is either that there are many more cases in India than have been detected, because of the difficulties of getting tested, or that India has indeed managed to so far escape the worst, possibly because of quick and strict efforts right from the start.
In Kerala, in the south, the authorities used GPS technology, CCTV footage and mobile phone records to trace the movements of one Indian family believed to be among the first infected here. They returned from Italy in late February, and within days, medical teams fanned out to all the places they had visited including banks, restaurants and churches and quickly quarantined just about everyone they had come in contact with nearly 1,000 people.
India was also one of the first nations to essentially shut its borders, canceling visas and denying entry to all but a select few foreigners. Some states, such as Kerala, are beginning to beef up internal borders, taking the temperature of passengers in cars and screening people on trains.
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Yes, I know all the reasons why India with 1350 million people has about 100 infections
at140
Mar 2020
#6
i think its testing! there are anyhow many people dying due to not access to medical care
MyNameIsKhan
Mar 2020
#11
Cases spiked in February in Wuhan which is why I was looking at the weather then.
meadowlander
Mar 2020
#44
It looks like they've cracked down really hard almost from the beginning.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2020
#8
"I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault."
Maru Kitteh
Mar 2020
#18
What a beneficent fortuitous exchange here regarding this spicy milk. Yah! eom
sprinkleeninow
Mar 2020
#39
That's weird, because coronavirus cannot get enough of Trump, and he's the same color...
RockRaven
Mar 2020
#29
Two of the highest countries in garlic consumption per capita are Italy and China
jberryhill
Mar 2020
#52
Yes China is a big country and American Chines is is mostly Cantonese, Hunan, Szechuan
Dream Girl
Mar 2020
#57
My friend in Pune says they're not testing. She is self isolated at home.
littlemissmartypants
Mar 2020
#24
I'm hoping that you get good news. Please take care of yourself. ❤ nt
littlemissmartypants
Mar 2020
#34