Why did David-19 hit the higher-income countries harder?

So far, however, the number of higher deaths has been reported in the richest countries in Europe and the United States.

On a Map Johns Hopkins University, which is widely used, red dots representing the number of confirmed cases show a visible north-south division. In sub-Saharan Africa, in particular, there seem to be relatively few infections.

Experts have suggested a number of reasons:

Lack of Testing There is a saying among scientists that lack of evidence is not evidence of absence. Many low- and medium-income countries do not have the ability to test and identify infected persons. The disease may have spread undiscovered.

Low Interaction The countries where the Coronavirus first arrived are countries with more connections to his country of origin, China. Travels to sub-Saharan Africa, “, while quite fast, are much less than travel between Europe, the United States and China”, Harvard University epidemiologist Megan Murray said.

Pandemia will likely reach several weeks later than in the most linked areas, but it will reach, experts say.

Less People in Danger When pandemic arrives, developing countries may be at a slight advantage because of their demographics. The elderly are the fastest hit by COVID-19, and demographic is much younger in the developing world. More than 60% of Africa's population is under 25 years of age, according to the World Bank. 5% are only 60 and older. In Asia, that figure is about 12%. By contrast, the population in Europe is about 24% at the age of 60 and older, and in North America is 21%.

Population Decipherment The developing world has several densely populated mega-city areas that could be viral broadcasting grounds. But there are also large rural areas where physical distance is not a public health recommendation, it's a way of life. This may be slowing down the epidemic in some developing countries.

On the other hand, families there may have more members and a wider range of ages than in industrialized countries. This could make the impact worse if the disease arrives and the disease arrives.

Climate? Maybe not. While the virus may spread more easily in the cold and dry air of soft winter zones, experts find that heat and humidity have not prevented it from spreading to places like Singapore and Hong Kong.

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While the developing world has not yet experienced the impact of COVID-19, experts say the consequences could be devastating when the virus reaches, as health systems will soon be charged to the maximum.

Handwashing and physical distance, strategies that the industrialized world has relied on to reduce the explosion, are “simply not practical for most of sub-Saharan Africa”, Washington University global health expert Kingsley Ndoh wrote in the paper. The Seattle Times.

The water for washing is less available in poor rural areas and overloaded and dirty urban neighborhoods.

And while domestic orders have significantly slowed Western economies, they would cause an epidemic of hunger in developing countries, where poverty is now focused.

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Mr. Ndoh says encouraging people to wear masks can help slow the spread where there are no other options. In many lands, religious leaders may be more trusted publishers than government officials, he said.

He cites as good examples, low-cost tests under way in Senegal, and an ethanol factory in Nigeria that is producing massive hand disinfectants.

With a level of infection still relatively low, adds Mr. Ndoh, “still has a small opportunity for African governments to implement special measures for Africa in the battle against this pandemic.” / VoA