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Re:Something about the corona virus statistics doesn't add u... by maremmano on Sunday April 12, 2020 @10:28AM (#22848453)
I read that the gestation period can be longer than 14 days (up to 28 days if I remember correctly). In addition, a good majority of these cases are asymptomatic or with very mild symptoms. This may explain a much higher spread than assumed by the numbers. It can also explain that a large number of cases, this time symptomatic, are highlighted after so long. Consider that the population in India is much younger than ours (I'm Italian)* and therefore this has allowed the virus to go unnoticed for a longer time. This is my guess obviously.

* https://www.indexmundi.com/india/demographics_profile.html * https://www.indexmundi.com/italy/demographics_profile.html

Re:Something about the corona virus statistics doesn't add u... by TheLastSamurai on Sunday April 12, 2020 @12:13PM (#22849156)
Even assuming a gestation period of 28 days, the virus had all the free run to do its thing from January to March 20th in India, so why it didn't? That's a mystery. If most people were asymptomatic back then, then why did the virus specifically choose the time of March end to start showing symptoms in its hosts across the world (not just in India)?
Re:Something about the corona virus statistics doesn't add u... by rasengan on Sunday April 12, 2020 @09:01AM (#22847973)
The author is right to bring up these points. We the people need to open our eyes and use our minds; don’t believe everything you read but instead decipher it critically with your mind... and keep the entire big picture in mind.
Re:Something about the corona virus statistics doesn't add u... by aawalton on Sunday April 12, 2020 @10:41AM (#22848544)
Umm, he’s missing the obvious explanation that confirmed cases lag actual cases? Confirmed cases are still going up because testing is going up, regardless of whether infection is going up.