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There are close to 30,000 coronavirus infections in India – second only to China in Asia – but the country has recorded just 934 deaths, nearly two months after its first recorded case.

It's a small number compared with the United States and parts of Western Europe where tens of thousands have died.

The so-called 'mystery' of India's low COVID-19 death rate has prompted some to speculate about why the country, which has a population of more than 1.3 billion, has escaped relatively unscathed from the pandemic.

Some experts say India's strict lockdown measures are the reason why death rates are so low.
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A municipal worker disinfects an area by sanitization in the hotspot during lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 25, 2020. After getting the coronavirus patient, the area has been sealed and is being checked by officers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
While others claim the country's young population is helping to keep fatalities low.

Another suggestion – which is not supported by medical evidence – is India's hot weather, which could be helping to contain the spread.

"It's a mystery, I'd say and part of the mystery is we are not doing enough testing," Indian-American physician and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee said, reports the BBC.

"If we tested more then we'd know the answer."

India's official nationwide lockdown is expected to end on May 3 after coming into effect on March 25.

Just weeks earlier, on March 6, India's Ministry of Health advised all states to avoid mass gatherings.
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In this March 31, 2020, file photo, Indian paramedics note down the names of Muslims after screening them before they board a bus, after a government raid discovered the largest viral cluster in India at the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
But Tablighi Jamaat, a religious group which encourages Muslims to return to practicing the religion as the Prophet Muhammad did, met in New Delhi during March 13 and 15 leading to an outbreak of 4291 cases of COVID-19.

The event was held at the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque -- the group's global headquarters -- in central Delhi and as of April 20, the number of coronavirus infections stemming from the gathering amounted to nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 cases reported so far in India.

There is also the possibility India has underreported its cases of coronavirus deaths, whether unknowingly or not.

Close to 80 per cent of deaths occur in the home, reports the BBC, which could account for a low number of recorded COVID-19 deaths in hospitals.
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Policemen patrol as stranded students from various districts wait for transport to travel to their hometowns, during lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. India last week eased the lockdown by allowing shops to reopen and manufacturing and farming activities to resume in rural areas to help millions of poor, daily-wage earners. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
While some doctors have reported that many people were dying of coronavirus symptoms without getting tested, the publication claims.

Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, from Belgium's Erasme University Hospital, told the BBC underreporting of COVID-19 deaths was happening "in many countries, including India".

"When you are told the person had some fever and some respiratory problems before death, you may suspect Covid-19. But it may be something else," he said.

"Death is often preceded by an infection, sometimes minor. If you do not test, you may attribute many deaths to Covid-19 or deny its role altogether."

https://www.9news.com.au/world/coro...ath-rate/c60e2ab0-dff0-49d9-90a5-e3862aac8025
 
There are close to 30,000 coronavirus infections in India – second only to China in Asia – but the country has recorded just 934 deaths, nearly two months after its first recorded case.

It's a small number compared with the United States and parts of Western Europe where tens of thousands have died.

The so-called 'mystery' of India's low COVID-19 death rate has prompted some to speculate about why the country, which has a population of more than 1.3 billion, has escaped relatively unscathed from the pandemic.

Some experts say India's strict lockdown measures are the reason why death rates are so low.
https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F68ee7c07-c148-4497-8e5d-7c0efafe450c

A municipal worker disinfects an area by sanitization in the hotspot during lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 25, 2020. After getting the coronavirus patient, the area has been sealed and is being checked by officers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
While others claim the country's young population is helping to keep fatalities low.

Another suggestion – which is not supported by medical evidence – is India's hot weather, which could be helping to contain the spread.

"It's a mystery, I'd say and part of the mystery is we are not doing enough testing," Indian-American physician and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee said, reports the BBC.

"If we tested more then we'd know the answer."

India's official nationwide lockdown is expected to end on May 3 after coming into effect on March 25.

Just weeks earlier, on March 6, India's Ministry of Health advised all states to avoid mass gatherings.
https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F3256eb9f-b21e-4758-960a-43f420d915cd

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, Indian paramedics note down the names of Muslims after screening them before they board a bus, after a government raid discovered the largest viral cluster in India at the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
But Tablighi Jamaat, a religious group which encourages Muslims to return to practicing the religion as the Prophet Muhammad did, met in New Delhi during March 13 and 15 leading to an outbreak of 4291 cases of COVID-19.

The event was held at the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque -- the group's global headquarters -- in central Delhi and as of April 20, the number of coronavirus infections stemming from the gathering amounted to nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 cases reported so far in India.

There is also the possibility India has underreported its cases of coronavirus deaths, whether unknowingly or not.

Close to 80 per cent of deaths occur in the home, reports the BBC, which could account for a low number of recorded COVID-19 deaths in hospitals.
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Policemen patrol as stranded students from various districts wait for transport to travel to their hometowns, during lockdown to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Prayagraj, India, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. India last week eased the lockdown by allowing shops to reopen and manufacturing and farming activities to resume in rural areas to help millions of poor, daily-wage earners. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
While some doctors have reported that many people were dying of coronavirus symptoms without getting tested, the publication claims.

Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, from Belgium's Erasme University Hospital, told the BBC underreporting of COVID-19 deaths was happening "in many countries, including India".

"When you are told the person had some fever and some respiratory problems before death, you may suspect Covid-19. But it may be something else," he said.

"Death is often preceded by an infection, sometimes minor. If you do not test, you may attribute many deaths to Covid-19 or deny its role altogether."

https://www.9news.com.au/world/coro...ath-rate/c60e2ab0-dff0-49d9-90a5-e3862aac8025
Those being quoted are not even Indian doctors, only Indian doctor they quoted is an Indian american doctor passing on conjecture rather than providing evidence of the same. We have evidence of crematoriums saying of low deaths during the pandemic than before. We Hindus burn our dead. You'd have noticed a spike instead of decline of crematoriums had it not been the case. It seem it is really hard for people to acknowledge the timely action India took by locking down entire country and restricting 1.3 billion people to homes.
 
So India is conducting 50,000 tests per day and increasing yet they dont leave the testing rhetoric alone. Also all the other conjectures are applicable for every other country on earth. Home deaths and underreporting or willfully hiding. Can anyone prove that no other country has done the same.
 
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Indian hospitals are not yet overwhelmed with cases. Given the low bed to population ratio in India and the fact that hospitals in India are not seeing huge increase in patients with respiratory distress, it can be seen that either infections are low in India or the infections are mostly asymptomatic.
 
I suddenly started coughing like crazy....few days back...it started out of nowhere...i got a little scare of how sudden and severe the cough was....then it went away the next day.....today its like i dont have any cough nothing...but i am young and very healthy.
 
I suddenly started coughing like crazy....few days back...it started out of nowhere...i got a little scare of how sudden and severe the cough was....then it went away the next day.....today its like i dont have any cough nothing...but i am young and very healthy.

Go to the nearest RSS shakha and cough in the face of every volunteer there. If after 2 weeks, nothing seems wrong with them, then you know for sure that you're not ill.
 
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So India is conducting 50,000 tests per day and increasing yet they dont leave the testing rhetoric alone. Also all the other conjectures are applicable for every other country on earth. Home deaths and underreporting or willfully hiding. Can anyone prove that no other country has done the same.
Many countries including Pakistan and India suffer from reporting issues. Figures in both countries are higher that we know officially due to multiple reasons.
 
You can not have a debate like this on any forum when it comes to Bharat.
They are one of the most Reactive People i have ever seen on internet when it comes to discussing anything negative or sensitive about their Country.
And the only Source of Information is Bharatis Themselves who will not say a word even if their is something fishy. I mean each of them will know the exact Stats of their crematoriums, Hospitals, Statistic Bureaus, Local Governments the moment some one ask any Question and it will all lead to the Perfect Pro Bharat Situation.
Any Ways Hope Everyone is Safe and Healthy over there and the Virus Infection is low over there whether due hot weather and effective lock down or whatever. A Pandemic is no matter to play nationalism and Politics.
But We can safely say that in Countries like Bharat, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc, Stats are not as accurate as they are from Europe or America. Poor Healthcare facilities Nationwide, low per capital Hospital Beds and Qualified Medical Staff, Cultural Issues, Rampant Poverty, Inefficient Institutions and so on.
 
Ok, lets back up here.
I dunno about India, but hypothetically two things might explain it for Pakistan.

1. Hand washing culture. We wash our hands, constantly, several times a day. Even before COVID19, before and after eating, after using the washroom, and other times besides. Plus for wuzu. That might reduce our exposure to the virus.

2. House cleaning. Pakistani mothers don't think a place is clean unless the house reeks of Dettol/Phenol and surfaces and fixtures have been wiped with Glint and or bleach.
All the screams of "iss ko saab loug haat lagatain hai followed by the item been scrubbed to an inch of its life might well help us.
 
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