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by aikinai 2255 days ago
I doubt there's much overlap in people who have so little human contact that no one knows they're dead and people who catch viruses that are still present in only a tiny fraction of the population.

Oh, and a third condition that these people be such recluses that they don't even call a doctor when deathly ill.

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Even people with little human social interaction need to get groceries from somewhere...
Dude, you're talking about the country that christened the hikikomori phenomenon...
There are undoubtedly recluses, but do they also have frequent contact with people to catch diseases from?
You can catch covid in many ways, it lives on hard surfaces for days.