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There are too many other, far more plausible, reasons why the death toll in India looks lower:
* Population pyramid - far fewer people aged 70+ as a percentage of the population means a far lower CFR
* Hotter weather which slows the spread of coronaviruses massively
* More sunlight means less vitamin-D deficiency (which seems to worsen infections)
* Low amount of travel to/from initial seeding spots means closing borders was effective (Wuhan, northern Italy, Alps)
And that is without casting any aspersions about causes of death being attributed correctly.
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There are too many other, far more plausible, reasons why the death toll in India looks lower:
* Population pyramid - far fewer people aged 70+ as a percentage of the population means a far lower CFR
* Hotter weather which slows the spread of coronaviruses massively
* More sunlight means less vitamin-D deficiency (which seems to worsen infections)
* Low amount of travel to/from initial seeding spots means closing borders was effective (Wuhan, northern Italy, Alps)
And that is without casting any aspersions about causes of death being attributed correctly.