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This is damn scary news. So all those badminton players around the whole world who have played in Bcacelona, Spain Open and All England Open plus all the spectators at the stadium may have to go for Coronavirus checkup as soon as possible due to the sparring partner for Taiwanese badminton team got infected with Coronavirus after travelling to Spain, Germany and England.

So could the government in Mexico and Brazil be under reporting the cases or are there many cases undetected over there?

For me this lady is very selfish. How could she even think of doing this? Now those people who are together in the same place with her in the party will all be in trouble and those people at whole building too. How is the doctor going to test all of them? So horrible this lady. I think she is too selfish to believe.

The answer is here. https://www.ft.com/content/c0755b30-69bb-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3 Germany’s coronavirus anomaly: high infection rates but few deaths Widespread testing may explain low fatality figures in country that is bucking trend in Europe The coronavirus crisis has hit Germany with full force. Infections are increasing rapidly, schools, factories and bars have closed across the country, and government measures to slow the outbreak are becoming more draconian by the day. In one crucial way, however, the country is proving remarkably resilient: relative to known infections, the number of deaths has so far been minuscule. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, there were 13,979 coronavirus infections in Germany on Thursday afternoon, more than in any other country except China, Italy, Iran and Spain. At the same time, Germany had only registered 42 deaths. Neighbouring France, by contrast, reported 9,058 infections and 243 deaths. Spain had 17,395 infections and 803 deaths. The US, the UK, Italy and even South Korea all show case fatality rates significantly higher than Germany. The apparent anomaly has sparked debate in Germany and beyond, though experts warn against drawing sweeping conclusions. They argue that the country’s low fatality rate most likely reflects the fact that the outbreak is still at a relatively early stage, and that the age profile of those affected has so far been younger than that in other countries. Younger patients without previous ailments have a much better chance of surviving Covid-19 than elderly patients. The capacity in Germany is very, very significant. We can conduct more than 160,000 tests per week, and that can be increased Lothar Wieler, Koch institute Another factor that may help explain the variance is the unusually high number of tests being carried out in Germany. According to Lothar Wieler, the president of the Robert Koch Institute, German laboratories are now conducting about 160,000 coronavirus tests every week — more than some European countries have carried out in total since the crisis started. Even South Korea, which is conducting 15,000 tests a day and has been held up by virologists as an example to follow, appears to be testing less than Germany. “This is about capacity. The capacity in Germany is very, very significant. We can conduct more than 160,000 tests per week, and that can be increased further,” Prof Wieler told journalists this week. Test capabilities would be boosted not least in part by switching laboratories that specialise in animal health towards coronavirus checks. There was no sign that test kits were running low, Prof Wieler added. In the short term at least, mass testing feeds through into a lower fatality rate because it allows authorities to detect cases of Covid-19 even in patients who suffer few or no symptoms, and who have a much better chance of survival. It also means that Germany is likely to have a lower number of undetected cases than countries where testing is less prevalent. Indeed, one notable feature of the coronavirus outbreak in Germany so far is the high number of relatively young patients: according to data from the Robert Koch Institute, more than 80 per cent of all people infected with the coronavirus are younger than 60. “Especially at the beginning of the outbreak in Germany we saw many cases connected to people returning from skiing trips and similar holidays,” said Matthias Stoll, a professor of medicine at the University of Hanover. “These are predominantly people who are younger than 80 and who are fit enough to ski or engage in similar activities. Their risk of dying is comparatively low.” Hans-Georg Kräusslich, a professor of medicine and the head of virology at the University Hospital in Heidelberg, said: “In most cases the illness is mild and shows few symptoms, and we assume that the detection of such mild cases varies from country to country. In statistical terms that leads to a difference in case fatality rates.” However, Prof Kräusslich cautioned that the picture in Germany was likely to change in the weeks and months ahead: “We are still at a relatively early stage in the outbreak in Germany. The overwhelming share of patients became infected only in the last week or two, and we will probably see more severe cases in the future as well as a change in the fatality rate.” That note of caution is echoed by virologists and epidemiologists across the country. Most expect the different national case fatality rates to converge as time passes and more countries uncover the true number of infections. But experts also point out that Germany has at least had the chance to prepare for a surge in serious infections, with hospitals across the country expanding intensive care capacity and boosting staff numbers and the government buying up as much critical equipment as it can. Last week, the federal government ordered an extra 10,000 life-saving ventilators from a German manufacturer, on top of the 25,000 that are already in place in hospitals across the country. The city state of Berlin, which has so far recorded 391 cases of Covid-19, is converting parts of the local trade fair ground into a 1,000-bed hospital for future coronavirus patients. Similar steps have been taken across the country. “We are at the beginning, so we can still implement all the measures that have been called for,” said Prof Wieler. “We can still ensure that severely ill people can get treatment in the hospital.”

Thank you very much for your update.

Thank you for your update here.

@Fly_like_a_don I guess in South Korea they feel it is better to be safe than sorry later. That is why they are conducting this kind of mass testing every where to trace the patient early and give them treatment at the earlier stage. You see a lot of people do not know if they are with the symptoms or not. Some may have no symptoms but later tested positive. So South Korea is trying their level best to have early detection. However, it is very costly and expensive to do this mass testing on daily basis.

@Fly_like_a_don I think you can suggest to the authorities to do what South Korea is doing. Hope it work out fine there. The link to the article. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/south-korea-coronavirus-lessons-quick-easy-tests-monitoring-200319011438619.html

This is a sad news to hear. Hope the athlete himself is safe.

You are right too.

@Fly_like_a_don We are all hoping that all the various different countries can do like what Korea is doing mass testing. This is tough to do. South Korea's coronavirus lessons: Quick, easy tests; monitoring South Korea appears to be bringing its coronavirus outbreak under control without resorting to draconian lockdowns. More than 8,800 people around the world have now died from COVID-19, and countries are turning to draconian measures from sealing borders to stay-at-home orders to try and curb its spread. But in South Korea, once the country with the worst outbreak outside China, life seems to be going on with some sense of normalcy. Dozens line up at pharmacies to buy their government-rationed face masks every week and many are working from home, but businesses carry on and cities have yet to be subjected to a government-instituted lockdown. Even better, South Korea has one of the lowest casualty rates from COVID-19 in the world, at just 1 percent. "South Korea really distinguished itself for being able to transparently disclose information and combat the virus," said Hwang Seung-sik, an epidemiologist and professor at Seoul National University. "We did our best to stockpile resources and we worked hard to mass-test people and conduct quarantines. But the coronavirus has been around for about three months now, and it's not very clear what preparations the US or other European countries have made." Swift action South Korea's coronavirus outbreak is a lesson in early action and swift containment. One month ago on February 18, South Korea diagnosed its 31st patient with COVID-19, and she soon became known as the country's "super-spreader." A middle-aged woman who took part in mass congregations at a religious group called the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Patient 31 passed the virus onto other members of the faithful as well as other unsuspecting residents of the southeastern city of Daegu. Suddenly, South Korea's coronavirus cases multiplied 180-fold in a two-week span. At its peak, medical experts were diagnosing more than 900 new cases a day, making South Korea the second-largest outbreak in the world. Blocking off certain areas and stopping movement was what people did in the Middle Ages when they were dealing with the Black Death. Now, that growth rate has significantly slowed - and there is even talk that the outbreak might have peaked. "We indeed succeeded in decreasing the rate of new confirmed cases to less than 100 per day. It's a big accomplishment, but we can't celebrate that just yet," Hwang said. "This could be an optical illusion that's fooling us into believing that the outbreak is over - an illusion caused by the previously skyrocketing numbers in Daegu." More than 8,500 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in South Korea as of mid-morning on March 19, and nearly three-quarters of those cases are concentrated in Daegu. Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, the virus rages on: nearly 3,000 people have died in Italy, along with 1,135 in Iran and 638 in Spain, according to Johns Hopkins University which is tracking the pandemic. US casualties have already outpaced those in South Korea. In China, where the virus was first detected late last year, more than 3,200 have died. Even so, medical experts caution about being over-confident. "It's difficult to say that the Korean government has gained full control over coronavirus," said Roh Kyoung-ho, a doctor who works at the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital. "Since Korea is a country with a high population density, there is a big possibility that coronavirus can return with high propagation power and it may even appear as just a small group infection to start." Last week, South Korea saw a new cluster of cases around a call centre in Seoul, reversing an 11-day trend of declining infection rates. On Thursday, a new cluster emerged at a nursing home in Daegu, ending four days of daily cases below 100. "We shouldn't be so conceited about our results just yet," Hwang agreed. Widespread testing Nevertheless, South Korea's success in controlling the epidemic has garnered praise from around the world. When Chinese scientists first published the COVID-19 virus' genetic sequence in January, at least four South Korean firms quietly began developing and stockpiling test kits alongside the government - well before the country had its first outbreak. By the time things got bad, the country had the ability to test more than 10,000 people per day, including at makeshift drive-through testing centres and newly added consultation phone booths at hospitals. Anyone with a mobile phone in the country also received alerts about nearby infection paths so that citizens could avoid areas where the virus was known to be active. South Korea Passengers at a railway station in Daegu maintain at least one-metre distance from each other amid the COVID-19 outbreak [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters] At the same time, the South Korean government created a GPS-enabled app to monitor those under quarantine and set off an alarm if they ventured outdoors. Travellers entering the country are also being asked to record their symptoms on a state-sponsored app. Unlike other countries, South Korea also managed to turn its outbreak around without locking down cities or banning travel. In fact, the term "social distancing" first originated with the South Korean president's campaign against the virus. However, that does not mean all other countries should follow suit. South Korea's mass-testing and early detection may have afforded it the luxury of being able to avoid declaring a total shutdown. "Because Korea has the ability to sample and test faster than in other countries, there was no reason to do what other countries are doing [and lock down]," Roh said. "The method of blocking off certain areas and stopping movement was what people did in the Middle Ages when they were dealing with the Black Death. It was because they didn't know what was causing infections at the time and they didn't know where the disease was spreading." At least 15 South Korean firms are racing to develop vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19. Some are attempting to develop a testing kit for people to use at home, while others are already in the middle of clinical trials. Hwang estimates it will not be until around the second half of 2021 that a vaccine will become available to the public. Until then some of the old methods of containment, supported by 21st-century technologies, may still prove most effective. "We have to keep focusing on our fight against this crisis until then," he said.

I think this is the norm. This not only happen in India. Lots of countries are actually not reporting their true data. Lots of different countries around the world are hiding their data which is really not helping to combat the virus itself.

That is why I said I pity India a lot and also Indonesia a lot. I understand the constrain in the country whereby they do not have enough test kid to test everyone. So lots of cases go undetected. In India I am unsure how is the situation right over there. In Indonesia it is horrible. Lots of patients have died. In Indonesia there are also patients who have died outside while waiting for their turn to be admitted to the hospital. Sorry to say best had to be Korea. South Korea is able to test lots of people on daily basis. They use early detections and mass testing to curb the virus from spreading.

Interesting news online. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51922204 Coronavirus: Why is India testing so little? The world's second-most populous country has reported about 182 infections "We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva earlier this week. He was alluding to the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 8,600 people and infected more than 207,000 in at least 159 countries. "All countries should be able to test all suspected cases, they cannot fight this pandemic blindfolded," he said. With 182 reported infections and four deaths so far, is India taking this advice seriously? Is the world's second-most populous country testing enough? The jury is out on this one. India had tested some 14,175 people in 72 state-run labs as of Thursday evening - one of the lowest testing rates in the world. The reason: the country has limited testing. So, only people who have been in touch with an infected person or those who have travelled to high-risk countries, or health workers managing patients with severe respiratory disease and developing Covid-19 symptoms are eligible for testing. Coronavirus: Is India prepared for an outbreak? Why is a densely populated country with more than a billion people testing so little? The official assumption is the disease has still not spread in the community. As early "evidence" health authorities say 826 samples collected from patients suffering from acute respiratory disease from 50 government hospitals across India between 1 and 15 March tested negative for coronavirus. Also, hospitals have not yet reported a spike in admissions of respiratory distress cases. "It is reassuring that at the moment there is no evidence of community outbreak," says Balram Bhargava, director of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He believes Mr Ghebreyesus's advice is "premature" for India, and it would only "create more fear, more paranoia and more hype". Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan: "India's going to be the next hot spot for this epidemic" But experts are not so sure. Many of them believe India is also testing below scale because it fears that its under-resourced and uneven public health system could be swamped by patients. India could be buying time to stock up on testing kits and add isolation and hospital beds. "I know mass testing is not a solution, but our testing appears to be too limited. We need to quickly expand to restrict community transmission," K Sujatha Rao, former federal health secretary and author of But Do We Care: India's Health System, told me. What India can learn from the deadly 1918 flu On the other hand, say virologists, random, on-demand testing will create panic and completely strain the feeble public health infrastructure. Increased and targeted "sentinel screening" of patients suffering from influenza and diagnoses in hospitals across the country can provide a better idea of whether there is community transmission, they say. "We need focused testing. We cannot do a China or Korea because we simply don't have the capacity," a senior virologist told me. In many ways, it is all about India trying to battle a pandemic with limited resources. Experts talk about the country's success in defeating polio, combating small pox, successfully controlling the spread of HIV/Aids, and more recently H1N1 with rigorous surveillance, sharp identification of vulnerable people, targeted intervention, and an early engagement with the private sector to prevent disease spread. Yet, coronavirus is one of the deadliest transmissible viruses in recent history. Every day lost in effective response means the looming danger of a surge in infections. India spends a paltry 1.28% of its GDP on health care, and that may begin to bite if there's a full-blown outbreak. Partial lockdowns in many cities - shutting schools, colleges, businesses and suspending some rail transport - proves that the government fears that community transmission of the virus might have begun. The official assumption is the disease has still not spread in the community Bracing for the inevitable, India is scaling up testing. Officials say existing labs are able to provide results in six hours and each lab has the capacity to test 90 samples a day which can be doubled. Fifty more state labs are expected to begin testing samples by the end of the week, bringing the total number of testing facilities to 122. Authorities claim that together, the labs will be able to test 8,000 samples a day - a significant scaling up. In addition, the government is planning to allow around 50 private labs to start testing, but they will take up to 10 days to procure kits. (Testing at state-run labs is free, and it is unclear whether the private labs will charge.) Two rapid testing labs, capable of doing 400 tests a day, are expected to be operational by the end of the week. India has also placed orders for a million test kits, and will be possibly asking the WHO for a million more. "On testing, the government response has been proportionate, taking into account scope, need and capacity," Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India told me. "We recognise that laboratory networks are expanding the scope and testing and they now include patients with severe acute respiratory infection and influenza-like illness detected through the surveillance system. It would also be important to look at 'atypical pneumonia' cases. If they are without any distinctive cause, then they need to be considered for testing." India could be buying time to stock up on testing kits and add isolation and hospital beds The weeks and months ahead will show whether these steps have been enough. "We cannot say India has escaped community transmission," Mr Bhargava says candidly. And if and when there is an explosion of infections and more sick people require hospitalisation, India will face formidable challenges. India has eight doctors per 10,000 people compared to 41 in Italy and 71 in Korea. It has one state-run hospital for more than 55,000 people. (Private hospitals are out of reach for most people). The country has a poor culture of testing, and most people with flu symptoms do not go to doctors and instead try home remedies or go to pharmacies. There's a scarcity of isolation beds, trained nursing staff and medics, and ventilators and intensive care beds. India's influenza cases peak during the monsoon season, and there is no reason why the coronavirus will not make a second coming, virologists say. "Given the way it is progressing in India, it seems it is about two weeks behind Spain and three weeks behind Italy. But that's the number of known cases. And without sufficient testing and shutting down large gatherings, the numbers could be a lot worse," Shruti Rajagopalan, economist and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, told me. India's traditional neglect of public healthcare will begin to bite if the disease spreads to its teeming small towns and villages. "This is a very unique and real public health challenge," says Ms Rao. And it's early days yet.

Yes have to agree with you that lots of people around the whole world income is affected when lockdown is imposed. It is tough time.

Agreed totally.

Alright Indonesia is not the second largest country in the world. Second largest country is India. Indonesia is the fourth largest country in terms of population. COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION The ten countries with the largest population in the world today are China, India, United States, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia and Mexico. TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION # Country 2020 Population 2050 Expected Pop. 2000 Population Growth Pop % 2000 - 2020 1 China 1,439,323,776 1,301,627,048 1,268,301,605 13.4 % 2 India 1,380,004,385 1,656,553,632 1,006,300,297 37.1 % 3 United States 331,002,651 398,328,349 282,162,411 17.3 % 4 Indonesia 273,523,615 300,183,166 214,090,575 27.7 % 5 Pakistan 220,892,340 290,847,790 152,429,036 44.9 % 6 Brazil 212,559,417 232,304,177 174,315,386 21.9 % 7 Nigeria 206,139,589 391,296,754 123,945,463 66.3 % 8 Bangladesh 164,689,383 193,092,763 128,734,672 27.9 % 9 Russia 145,934,462 129,908,086 147,053,966 - 0.8 % 10 Mexico 128,932,753 150,567,503 99,775,434 29.2 % TOP TEN Countries 4,503,002,371 5,044,709,268 3,597,108,845 25.1 % Rest of the World 3,293,613,339 4,329,774,957 2,547,898,144 29.2 % TOTAL World Population 7,796,615,710 9,374,484,225 6,145,006,989 26.9 % NOTES: (1) The Top 10 Most Populated Countries of the World Table was updated on March 3, 2020. (2) Detailed data for the individual countries may be found clicking on each country name. (3) Demographic (population) estimates for years 2000, 2020 and 2050 are based mainly on mid-year data from the US Census Bureau website and also from the United Nations Population Department. (4) The China population data is for the mainland only. (5) Data from the Internet World Stats website may be cited, always giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to the website Internet World Stats. (6) For definitions, website navigation help and methodology, see the Website Surfing Guide. Copyright © 2020, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.

Sorry to say this. There are mistakes in my previous data. China is the largest country in the world. India is the second largest country in the world. USA is the third largest country in the world. Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world. This is what I am referring to.

This means that Indonesia is not rich enough to provide more tests for their people. More tests should be conducted daily to combat the virus.

All of us need to continue to pray very hard for Italy. Italy is on the verge of total collapse and on the verge of breakdown soon. 3405 Corona Virus patients have died in Italy. The cases continued to rise up to 41,305. Yesterday Italy reported a sharp rise of 5,000 ++++ cases. Safe Italy.

I read the news about Indonesia have only conducted 1255 tests on their people and felt sad about it. Indonesia is the second largest country in the whole and they could only managed ot conduct 1255 tests. That is way too little and very dangerous. It is also said that there are many Indonesian citizens who could not get the test done. There are also people dying in Indonesia before they reached the clinics or hospitals. Very sad too. I have said not many countries can have the luxury of mass testing every day.

I think by now all sports events should have been cancelled. We do not know who is carrying the virus now. The virus has spread to all the different countries around the whole world. Way too serious. We also know there are some poor countries that cannot really test and check their people for the virus. Safest way of all is to stop all sports competitions. This is the best way to contain the virus.

This is a good way to contain the virus. A good job done.

Even the person in charge the committee member for Tokyo 2020 Olympics also got infected with Corona Virus. Of course high possibilily is there that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled or postponed.

Now even data online cannot be trusted and could be wrong. Take for example. Yesterday it was reported that Indonesia had 311 cases of Corona virus. After 3 hours the number of cases reduced to 309 cases. Then by this early morning the cases reduced to 308 cases. By now the cases is stated at 309 cases. So in this case how to believe how accurate is the date given online? The date keeps on changing. There is surely no accuracy in the data given online.