India's dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped

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When the pandemic took hold in India, there were fears it would sink the fragile health system of the world’s second-most populous country. But infections began to plummet, and the reasons for the decline are unclear.

nearly 90% of all critical care beds with ventilators in New Delhi were full. On Thursday, 16% of these beds were occupied.

But experts have cautioned that even if herd immunity in some places is partially responsible for the decline, the population as a whole remains vulnerable — and must continue to take precautions. “The message is that a large proportion of the population remains vulnerable,” said Dr. Balram Bhargava, who heads India’s premier medical research body, the Indian Council of Medical Research.

If some urban areas are moving closer to herd immunity — wherever that threshold lies — and are also limiting transmission through masks and physical distancing and thus are seeing falling cases, then maybe the low speed at which the virus is passing through rural India can help explain sinking numbers, suggested Reddy.

Despite the good news in India, the rise of new variants has added another challenge to efforts here and around the globe to bring the pandemic under control. Scientists have identified several variants in India, including some that have been blamed for causing new infections in people who already had an earlier version of the virus. But they are still studying the public health implications.

 

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jamesforpeace Ivermectin ?

Herd immunity

I say it's in the diet. Probably due to spices like tumeric.

bollemdb , viu isso? É surpreendente. Seria mesmo um sistema imune mais forte pela exposição a diversas doenças?

Just acknowledge the fact that the Indian Government handled it way better than many. People were made aware of dangers. Most of us got a 'kit' delivered at home. Extensive testing and isolation. Houses sealed if residents were found positive. Lets give credit where it is due.

I’m gonna say “What is mask wearing, Alex”

They were almost draconian in their lockdown measures. Masks were not optional and you could be detained for not wearing one in public.

To paraphrase Carville, 'It's the women, stupid!'

God bless them, and hopefully they let the rest of us in on it when they figure it out.

My question more than a million people are sitting in Farmer protest outside of Indian capital New Delhi. And its been more than four months. I been following that closely, haven't heard any outbreak there. So what's the reality of Covid-19?

uh....masks on everyone maybe?

If you all bother to check, countires in that section of the World have been dealing with the pandemic one hell of a lot better than the US and a lot of Europe has - I wonder why that could be? /s

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60% of the population still live in rural areas. Constant exposure to other infectious diseases, leading to robust immune systems. Less accuracy in reporting of cases. Take your pick.

We'll wait they release China report this week, if no real science, just forget about this org, boycott

We'll wait they release China this week, if no real science, just forget about this org, boycott

It means that whO hasn't had any research that's helping world ppl for a whole year

it mean that wHO had no real research for a whole year

Propaganda rules! Fake numbers, fake conditions & fake News can produce Nagic😊 A Million or 2 dead & starving is not Consequential in the land of magic!

Experts are paid. The virus is on its way out.

Mask wearing throughout Asia has been commonplace for generations to prevent disease and pollution.

Doesn’t India have the biggest vaccine rollout of any country thus far?

Maybe India is lying about its data?

Probably their diet? Turmeric ginger and a lot of other herbs/ spices that have a lot of antioxidants.

'Another possibility is that many Indians are exposed to a variety of diseases throughout their lives — cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis, for instance, are prevalent.' Ya think

Maybe they wear face coverings?

this happend in alot of developing/under developed countries because our countries are garbage dumps. there are germs,flies, dust, unhygienic conditions etc so when the virus hit our immunity was on steroids and could deal with it relatively easily compared to the West.

The same allegedly happened with the Spn¡sh flu. One day it just disappeared, allegedly. The current pandemic caused a singular issue in that the population is not reproducing. No one wants to get closer to others. Just in 2020 Natality rates fell approximately 15 % worldwide

Chicken Mutton Paprika

And I assume this most misogynistic country on this planet vaccinated the males first, a disgrace.

Turmeric!

Stronger immune system compared to Western counterparts and herd immunity

That's very interesting.

I'm sure it's the Trump trick slow down the testing

Because it’s a joke

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