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https://www.indiaforums.com/article/discovery-plus-to-premiere-coronavirus-the-silent-killer_161443

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Originally posted by: NimbuMirchi

US still doesn’t have enough testing kits. Cousin who lives in another state wasn’t feeling well and went to get checked 2 days back. Hospital asked him to come again as they don’t have any kit and test can be done after 3-4 days. 🤔

I don’t know how equipped India is.

It will be the same here.. Most hospitals don't even know what to advise the patients who are seeking guidance. I also came to know they are not even testing the people who have travel history. Just those with symptoms. So many countries are doing things wrong and repenting yet nobody learns a thing and takes solace in being ignorant.

According to a UN report in 2015, 28.6% of the Italian population was 60 years old or older (second in the world after Japan at 33%). This compares to South Korea, where 18.5% of the population is at least 60 years of age, ranking 53rd globally.

The impact of this disparity is quickly shown in the analysis of coronavirus deaths in each county. In Italy, 90% of the more than 1,000 deaths occur in those 70 or older.

By contrast, the outbreak in South Korea has occurred among much younger people. There, only 20% of cases have been diagnosed in those 60 years old and up. The largest affected group is those in their 20s, who account for almost 30% of all cases.

Then there is gender. The gender split in COVID-19 cases worldwide is about 50-50, but there are gender differences in survival. According to data from the original outbreak in China, the overall death rate is 4.7% in men versus 2.8% in women -- a whopping difference. Which is good news for South Korea, where 62% of cases occur among women.

Smoking is another factor clearly associated with poor survival. Smoking rates are about the same between the two countries: 24% for Italians and 27% for South Koreans. But gender differences among smokers are widely different: In Italy, 28% of men versus 20% of women smoke, while in Korea, it is about 50% of men and less than 5% (!) of women.

It's time to let the experts do their jobs, Mr. President

It's time to let the experts do their jobs, Mr. President

In other words, South Korea has an outbreak among youngish, non-smoking women, whereas Italy's disease is occurring among the old and the very old, many of whom are smokers. (We do not know the male-female breakdown of Italy's cases).

These basic demographic distinctions explain the difference in death rates between these two hard-hit countries -- as well as helping to explain why Seattle, with its nursing home outbreak, accounts for such a large proportion of US coronavirus deaths.

To understand exactly what is happening, we need daily case updates to include information about age and sex.

The blundering lack of an effective testing program in the US is an unconscionable failure and has led (and will lead) to more transmission of COVID-19.

But it is important to recognize that survival with the infection is a completely other matter, one that will require very different investments, training, and expertise.

The optimal program will have special beds to prevent bed sores, pharmacists with understanding of how medications are cleared differently in the elderly, and nurses familiar with frailty. Simply testing more and testing harder will not save the lives of the thousands of already infected Americans.

Better preparation might. And given the glaring differences in the outbreaks in South Korea and Italy, it is time to assemble an expert panel of geriatricians, social scientists, ICU specialists and others to sort out how best to protect and, when necessary, treat coronavirus in the elderly.

Originally posted by: AllThatCritique

Is there an article?

No I was just checking out of curiosity. I almost every year check their status but never included Ajay's name there before...

Didn't add SRK/Aamir's name coz they are lower than PC and Katty.

Didn't add Deepika here coz she's below Alia and Kareena.

Adding the current lot now

Top 5

Hamare yahan toh smoking ki bhi zaroorat nahin padhegi. Air pollution will do the trick. 🤔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCZfzSPhbL4

https://www.facebook.com/23230437118/posts/10159348159777119/

It takes 24000 cases for this

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1239599673075261441

https://www.instagram.com/p/B90-Rn4JYcs/?igshid=1nbb04ou96wc8