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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Moron In Chief said our COVID-19 response is better than India.
They have a per capita GDP of $2009.00. We have a per capita GDP of $62, 794.59.
madaboutharry
(40,183 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,708 posts)They have a lot of people and relatively little money.
madaboutharry
(40,183 posts)is where the lie is.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,708 posts)spanone
(135,781 posts)superpatriotman
(6,246 posts)His bar is lower than a limbo contest
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)How are we doing compared to any other fully first-world country?
dawg day
(7,947 posts)And all of the EU had about 4400 new cases the other day, and we had over 70,000. What's most striking is several EU countries (esp Italy, Spain, UK) had rates close to ours in April and May, and they got it under control.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)I'm amazed-- two months ago, it was as bad per capita (worse) than the US. Now it's getting down about to where Utah is.
India has 1/3rd of our cases with more than 3 times the population. So I don't know how he could be saying our response is better, given that India has an urban population far larger than our entire population, and dire poverty. They are doing something right, probably.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)It's going to be a total bloodbath there. Just give them time.
As it is, it's hard to be certain that the current numbers are very accurate. I'm going to suggest that a lot of deaths have already occurred due to Covid-19 that have not been reported. They have 1.3 billion people, most of whom are very poor and live in crowded conditions. This is going to go through that country like a forest fire in a drought-stricken forest.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)Plus they too have a fascistic president, which is a terrible thing in an pandemic.
JI7
(89,239 posts)which is what they always do.