Could COVID-19 be contained in poor populations by herd immunity rather than by strategies designed for affluent societies or potential vaccine(s)?

Figures & data

Table 1. official corona cases reported to WHO (as of 12 October 2020) in relation to the nations’ population and number of cumulative tests per 1000

Selected Country	Confirmed cases (WHO, 12 October 2020)	Population Million (World Bank 2019)	Calculated Cases per population (%)	Cumulative Tests per 1000 (8 October 2020 (Our world in data)
Africa
Nigeria	60,000	201	0.03%	2.68
Sudan	13,700	42.8	0.03%	n.a.
Zimbabwe	8,000	14.6	0.06	8.44
Kenya	41,000	52,6	0.07%	10.69
Zambia	15,000	17.7	0.08	10.12
Ghana	47,000	30.4	0.1%	16.02
Asia
Indonesia	333,000	210	0.12%	8.43
Pakistan	319,000	217	0.15%	17.59
Philippines	339,000	108	0.31%	35.48
India	7,120,000	1,388	0.52%	63.68
Iran	504,000	82.8	0.61%	51.34
Europe
Germany	323,000	83.6	0.30%	216.39
Italy	349,000	. 60.4	0.58%	125.57
France	691,000	65.3	0.10%	n.a.
UK	590,000	67.9	0.88%	337.90