https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/Food for thought - if you look at the statistics from the above linked page it seems to indicate that in general countries located in the northern colder hemisphere are worse off than countries closer to the equator - and much worse off in some cases. You can sort the chart it by clicking any of the column headings. I focused in on cases per million people and deaths per million people. There are some outliers but it seems that the farther down the list you get (meaning less cases per million) the more you start seeing African, Middle-Eastern, Caribbean, South American and South Pacific countries. Once you get below 100 cases per million people it seems that 90-95% of the countries are south of the Tropic of Cancer. Maybe the virus just hasn't caught up with those countries yet. Or maybe the smaller populations of many of those countries helped them get a handle on things. Or maybe, the virus doesn't thrive in warmer temperatures. In any case, I'm just trying to find a glimmer of hope and I've got nothing better to do with my time. We're faring OK here on the southern border of Washington state, but I feel for the areas that are seeing their curve skyrocket and fear that it could still happen here if people get complacent.
Also, here is a heat map from John Hopkins that paints a similar picture (it might take a few seconds to fully load:
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.htmlStay safe everyone!
