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tyransynOPNSW•

You would think that with 1.3 billion and with massive wealth inequality; with places where there is much worse poverty than us, that they would not shut down their country. But they are and they are willing to take the hit to stop its spread.

Prime Minister Modi even said this:

Mr Modi warned that if India does not "handle these 21 days well, then our country... will go backwards by 21 years."

"This is a curfew," he said. "We will have to pay the economic cost of this but [it] is the responsibility of everyone."

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TheWaterloggedBall•

Ummm.... Yes that's right.

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Australis13•

It's actually even more critical to shutdown countries with high poverty rates and stop the spread there due to the lack of healthcare resources. I fear what will happen when it takes off in Africa; shutdowns aren't really a viable option there and there is little to no healthcare.

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