Overall, the coronavirus mortality rate was highest among Muslims, followed by Hindus, Jews and Sikhs, while those who say they have no religion had the lowest death rate among religious groups from COVID-19. Figures from UK
Did G-D forsake them, or Allah or Whoever and the Energy forces sided with the Atheists?
Or did the religious people forgot about social distancing in their eagerness to serve the Great Spirit ?
One thing for sure, praying together to whoever DOES NOT PROTECT YOU and puts you at risk ..
Stay at HOME and Pray at HOME
Shabbat Shalom
“For the most part, the elevated risk of certain religious groups is explained by geographical, socio-economic and demographic factors and increased risks associated with ethnicity. However, after adjusting for the above, Jewish males are at twice the risk of Christian males, and Jewish women are also at higher risk,” Nick Stripe, head of live events at the statistics agency, was quoted saying in the report.
He said further research was needed to understand risk levels.
In the period covered in the report, 453 Jews in England and Wales died of COVID-19, accounting for 1.2 percent of total deaths during that time, though they make up 0.5% of the population.
In Israel, in the UK and in New York, ultra religious Jews have disproportionately died. Lack of physical distance (during the religious rituals) may be one factor. Ultra religious Jews also tend to be poorer and I am not sure of the impact of their strict nutritional restrictions on their immune status.
Another study published shows that in the UK , when a south Asian is admitted to the hospital they have a higher chance of death, compared to both Whites and Blacks. The investigators think it may be due to Diabetes or Poverty or some genetic mechanism. It is of interest to note that they are 12 years younger and that is a huge difference.
Religious practices perhaps a cause of Covid 19 spread as we saw in India, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia among Muslims; in Israel, UK and New York among religious Jews (only a very small percentage of Jews are religious)
Nutrition: Has studies been done whether a Strict Kosher or Hallal diet is healthy for you ? from an immunological point of view ? Both Kosher and Halal food may be healthy but the lifestyle that comes with it MAY not be healthy, both requires long period of time indoors and at prayers and in close contact with others.
In Italy and Spain they have been able to extract a SNP single nucleotide polymorphism in the genes of the patients who had more serious respiratory diseases due to Covid 19
How much is then due to nature vs nurture ? in the religious groups?
The high rate of death and serous illness due to Covid 19 among religious people (non Christian) may be due to
An unhealthy lifestyle
Obesity
Diabetes
SNP ? not yet found out
Lack of social distancing but that gives rise to greater infection rate
