The Germans have started attributing their relatively low number of deaths to widespread testing. This is in line with what happened in Asian countries outside of Hubei.
"As to why there is a relatively low death rate in Germany (officially 146 deaths, and over 31,500 infections, according to RKI figures), Wieler said it was due to the fact Germany had tested widely from the start, and was able to detect the virus earlier, and many milder cases were discovered.
In addition as yet, fewer older people in Germany have been infected, he said.
Wieler said “we are at the beginning of this epidemic” and the number of deaths would rise. “It is still completely unclear how this epidemic will develop,” he said."
Originally Posted by: xioni2