Correlation between Pork/Alcohol consumption and Covid cases.

[Arsenal Caan]

If we consider China an outlier (due to strictest lockdown and effective quarantine measures), there is a surprising correlation between Pork/Alcohol consumption and prevelance of Covid-19 cases. Makes you wonder the concept of Halal and Haram and prohibition of Pork and Alcohol in Islam, is indeed for the benefit of mankind.
It needs to be investigated what changes pork and alcohol brings to the human body making it more susceptible to this virus.

Covid Death per Million

%age of Population Infected

 

[VCheng]

prevelance of Covid-19 cases

This depends on testing prevalence, so that data are skewed. This correlation therefore is not robust.

 

[Arsenal Caan]

This depends on testing prevalence, so that data are skewed. This correlation therefore is not robust.

IMO not on the number of tests performed rather then the percentage of +ve cases. If we see the per capita infections and deaths, this correlation stands.

 

[VCheng]

IMO not on the number of tests performed rather then the percentage of +ve cases. If we see the per capita infections and deaths, this correlation stands.

So where is the map with the prevalence of Covid in your OP for the comparison?

 

[Arsenal Caan]

So where is the map with the prevalence of Covid in your OP for the comparison?

Sorry I didn't post it .... But that data is readily available .... You can check it on bing. Anways there is correlation although that doesn't necessarily mean causation!

 

[VCheng]

Sorry I didn't post it .... But that data is readily available .... You can check it on bing. Anways there is correlation although that doesn't necessarily mean causation!

LOL! You really do not have the data to support your argument, which seems to be pre-conceived. Please carry on.

 

[Arsenal Caan]

@VCheng here, plz check this
We can clearly see a pattern here with EU and Americas most badly hit by covid.
Also India which might have less consumption of pork but high consumption of Alcohol, plus other "Haram" items which I even don't want to mention.

 

[VCheng]

@VCheng here, plz check this
We can clearly see a pattern here with EU and Americas most badly hit by covid.
Also India which might have less consumption of pork but high consumption of Alcohol, plus other "Haram" items which I even don't want to mention.
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So how do you explain the Chinese anomaly to your argument? Or Saudi Arabia?

 

[Arsenal Caan]

If we

So how do you explain the Chinese anomaly to your arguemnt?

Strict lockdown, most effective quaratine measures. Basically all the things that only Chinese can pull off.

 

[VCheng]

If we

Strict lockdown, most effective quaratine measures. Basically all the things that only Chinese can pull off.

So what happened in Saudi Arabia?

 

[Pappa Alpha]

One can also argue that democracy is the worst system when it comes to dealing with pandemics. Too much concern for the opinion of idiots.

 

[magra]

One can also argue that democracy is the worst system when it comes to dealing with pandemics. Too much concern for the opinion of idiots.

How do you explain Japan then?
It is democratic, pork eating, drinking nation - yet low incidence of Covid

 

[Pappa Alpha]

How do you explain Japan then?
It is democratic, pork eating, drinking nation - yet low incidence of Covid

There are always outliers.

 

[magra]

There are always outliers.

South Korea, Australia, NZ. When you have so many outliers, it means the theory is at fault.

 

[Pappa Alpha]

South Korea, Australia, NZ. When you have so many outliers, it means the theory is at fault.

Or maybe majority of their citizens listened to their government. If they don't then theirs nothing a democracy can do thats not too extreme.