Is it mean population age? Is it a largely urban lifestyle rather than a well-ventilated rural one? 17 April 2021 - 08:00 Chris Kay and Andre Romani Gravediggers handle bags with bones during exhumations to open space on cement graves as new burials are suspended at Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery amid Covid-19 in São Paulo, Brazil, April 1 2021. Picture: REUTERS/AMANDA PEROBELLI
London/São Paulo Facing a sudden surge in coronavirus infections, India is once again home to the world’s second-largest outbreak, overtaking Brazil after the latter moved ahead in March. But behind the bleak, statistical jockeying is an epidemiological enigma over why the Latin American country has been far more devastated by the pathogen.
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By Chris Kay and Andre Romani, Bloomberg
16 Apr 2021 07:33
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Facing a sudden surge in coronavirus infections, India is once again home to the worldâs second-largest outbreak, overtaking Brazil after the latter moved ahead in March. But behind the bleak statistical jockeying is an epidemiological enigma over why the Latin American country has been far more devastated by the pathogen.
When it comes to the scale of infections, the two nations are similarly matched, with cases hovering near 14 million and hospitals from Mumbai to Sao Paulo under increasing pressure as admissions continue to rise. But itâs the divergence in fatalities that has scientists puzzled. Brazil, home to almost 214 million, has seen more than 361 800 people die from Covid-19, more than double the number of deaths in India, which has a far greater population of 1.4 billion.
Covid Is Deadlier in Brazil Than India and No One Knows Why Covid Is Deadlier in Brazil Than India and No One Knows Why When it comes to the scale of infections, the two nations are similarly matched, with cases hovering around 14 million and hospitals from Mumbai to Sao Paulo under increasing pressure as admissions continue to rise.
A health worker in PPE assists a patient at a makeshift Covid-19 quarantine facility.
Facing a sudden surge in coronavirus infections, India is once again home to the world s second-largest outbreak, overtaking Brazil after the latter moved ahead in March. But behind the bleak statistical jockeying is an epidemiological enigma over why the Latin American country has been far more devastated by the pathogen.
But its the divergence in fatalities that has scientists puzzled. Brazil, home to almost 214 million, has seen more than 365,000 people die from Covid-19, more than double the number of deaths in India, which has a far greater population of 1.4 billion.
Facing a sudden surge in coronavirus infections, India is once again home to the world’s second-largest outbreak, overtaking Brazil after the latter moved ahead in March. But behind the bleak statistical jockeying is an epidemiological enigma over why the Latin American country has been far more devastated by the pathogen. When it comes to the scale of infections, the two nations are similarly matched, with cases hovering around 14 million and hospitals from Mumbai to Sao Paulo under increasing pressure as admissions continue to rise. But it’s the divergence in fatalities that has scientists puzzled. Brazil, home to almost 214 million, has seen more than 365,000 people die from Covid-19, more than double the number of deaths in India, which has a far greater population of 1.4 billion.