Here's a very interesting ongoing report from a Dr. in Switzerland. I don't know how true all the info is, but it does raise very good questions.
Like, we do not know how many people who have died that tested positive for the virus died
FROM the virus or died
WITH the virus. "It is not yet known to what extent normal overall mortality has increased, or to what extent it has simply turned test-positive." (Normal yearly mortality are given in the report and given below.)
Titled; A Swiss Doctor on Covid-19 - Global ResearchGlobal Research ...
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJ7FcYJ4JeLPoA5wZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTExMWc3cHQ4BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDREZENl8xBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1585616793/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.globalresearch.ca%2fswiss-doctor-covid-19%2f5707642/RK=2/RS=hQwPaUhZpOrjBZ.fi3it1DgELy8-A few quotes;
"Northern Italy has one of the oldest populations and the
worst air quality in Europe, which had already led to an
increased number of respiratory diseases and deaths in the past and is likely an additional risk factor in the current epidemic."
"According to the
latest data of the Italian National Health Institute ISS, the average age of the positively-tested deceased in Italy is currently about 81 years. 10% of the deceased are over 90 years old. 90% of the deceased are over 70 years old.
80% of the deceased had suffered from two or more chronic diseases. 50% of the deceased had suffered from three or more chronic diseases. The chronic diseases include in particular cardiovascular problems, diabetes, respiratory problems and cancer.
Less than 1% of the deceased were healthy persons, i.e. persons without pre-existing chronic diseases. Only about 30% of the deceased are women.
The Italian Institute of Health moreover
distinguishes between those who died
from the coronavirus and those who died
with the coronavirus. In many cases it is not yet clear whether the persons died from the virus or from their pre-existing chronic diseases or from a combination of both.
The two Italians deceased under 40 years of age (both 39 years old) were a cancer patient and a diabetes patient with additional complications. In these cases, too, the exact cause of death was not yet clear (i.e. if from the virus or from their pre-existing diseases).
The partial overloading of the hospitals is due to the general rush of patients and the increased number of patients requiring special or intensive care. In particular, the aim is to stabilize respiratory function and, in severe cases, to provide anti-viral therapies.
(
Update: The Italian National Institute of Health published a
statistical report on test-positive patients and deceased, confirming the above data.)"
"On March 20, Italy reported 627 nationwide test-positive deaths in one day. By comparison, normal overall mortality in Italy is about 1800 deaths per day. Since February 21, Italy has reported about 4000 test-positive deaths. Normal overall mortality during this time frame is up to 50,000 deaths. It is not yet known to what extent normal overall mortality has increased, or to what extent it has simply turned test-positive. Moreover, Italy and Europe have had a very mild flu season in 2019/2020 that has spared many otherwise vulnerable people."
"Important reference values include the number of annual flu deaths, which is up to 8,000 in Italy and up to 60,000 in the US; normal overall mortality, which in Italy is up to 2,000 deaths per day; and the average number of pneumonia cases per year, which in Italy is over 120,000.
Current all-cause mortality in Europe and in Italy is still normal or even below-average. Any excess mortality due to Covid-19 should become visible in the European monitoring charts."
"Winter smog satellite color picture (NO2) in Northern Italy in February 2020 (ESA)"
https://swprs.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/italy-smog.png?w=550&h=309And in Wuhan they were protesting air pollution last year. As the air quality is very poor there.
And any major city, like NY city, would have very poor air quality. If this is a contributor, then large cities will have this against them too, making things worse over all.