Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to...
by DebtDeflation on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:46AM
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>South Korea has been administering way more tests than anyone else
Also, the last time I checked, something like 75% of patients were part of the Shinjonji "religion" whose members skew very young demographically.
There is plenty of evidence that many cases are asymptomatic or mild which means the true infection numbers for most countries are likely understated. So the true number of infected individuals in Italy is likely much higher than the reported number of cases.
The other thing to consider, is that with more comprehensive testing, quarantines become more targeted and effective. So South Korea might be having better success in keeping the virus away from at risk populations.