Version 1
: Received: 30 April 2020 / Approved: 30 April 2020 / Online: 30 April 2020 (05:56:49 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 3 July 2020 / Approved: 5 July 2020 / Online: 5 July 2020 (16:41:36 CEST)
How to cite:
Yarlagadda, S.; Kar, S. Dominant Factors Determining Differences of COVID-19 Fatalities Between India and Other Large-Population Regions. Preprints2020, 2020040517. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0517.v2
Yarlagadda, S.; Kar, S. Dominant Factors Determining Differences of COVID-19 Fatalities Between India and Other Large-Population Regions. Preprints 2020, 2020040517. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0517.v2
Yarlagadda, S.; Kar, S. Dominant Factors Determining Differences of COVID-19 Fatalities Between India and Other Large-Population Regions. Preprints2020, 2020040517. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0517.v2
APA Style
Yarlagadda, S., & Kar, S. (2020). Dominant Factors Determining Differences of COVID-19 Fatalities Between India and Other Large-Population Regions. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0517.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Yarlagadda, S. and Satyaki Kar. 2020 "Dominant Factors Determining Differences of COVID-19 Fatalities Between India and Other Large-Population Regions" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0517.v2
Abstract
We analyze the Covid-19 mortality scenario in India and compare it with those in other large-population regions such as Asia-excluding-China, Africa, European Union, South America, and USA. We compare existing fatality data and offer an interpretation for low fatality based on immunity due to endemic malaria and TB. We identify the hot climate in the past summer as a possible cause for low death count in southern-hemisphere countries without endemic malaria and TB. We also make India-specific observations for easing the lockdown and estimations for the time required to attain herd immunity. Whatever optimism we present should be viewed as a guarded optimism. There should not be room for complacency.
Keywords
Covid-19; Indian scenario; inherent immunity; hot climate; herd immunity
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Health Policy and Services
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Commenter: Sudhakar Yarlagadda
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