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If this whistleblower [0] is to be believed, then the Chinese may be downplaying this [0] - https://twitter.com/Terrence_STR/status/1221100970521829377
1. example from another comment below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22168981
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It's 3-4 orders of magnitude more deadly than the normal seasonal flu. The mortality rate is similar to SARS, but with far more infections. The above comment saying that it "mostly" impacts elderly is a bit vague. The fact that within the first 100 deaths were multiple young healthy people means it is dangerous for the entire population. People in their 30s and 40s are not "old".
> It's 3-4 orders of magnitude more deadly than the normal seasonal flu Citation?
source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/flu.htm
SARS death rate is around 10%
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndr...
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It seems to be as infectious as a cold. So no.
Have you ever been in a room or walking down the street and see every other person have a cold? That is extreme.
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People who are actually concerned at this stage while ignoring the scientists who say there's no proof it's serious are prime examples of the types who get worked up by the media hypetrain and should be actively avoided. It's a harsh assessment but honestly think it's the case. The media sell stories. People click on those stories, the stories that get clicked on most get other stories written on the topic. This is h…
China just shut down 15 cities and 2 provinces with nearly 80 million people and put men with guns in nbc suits at all the exits,shut down the internet,stop all travel and extend public holidays Im sure its perfectly harmless
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A relevant question is also, if most deaths really are among immunocompromised, elderly or very young, then how many of those 2% would have been killed by the flu or similar if coronavirus hadn't shown up? 14 million dead is terrible by any measure, but I'm wondering how much of a change over the norm it actually represents.
It's 3-4 orders of magnitude more deadly than the normal seasonal flu. The mortality rate is similar to SARS, but with far more infections. The above comment saying that it "mostly" impacts elderly is a bit vague. The fact that within the first 100 deaths were multiple young healthy people means it is dangerous for the entire population. People in their 30s and 40s are not "old".
Also, you should be more precise in your wording. 3-4 orders of magnitude worse than the flu is absolutely not true. The mortality rate for the flu is around 14.3 per 100,000. With this as a baseline, 4 orders of magnitude is 143%, which isn't actually possible unless you are aware of people being able to die more than once. Even 3 orders of magnitude is 14.3%, which is higher than SARS. The current estimate is around 2%, which is more like 2 orders of magnitude.
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> Those colds that you’re seeing represent common symptoms of many viruses And not just that. I have a septum deviation, so I basically have a runny nose all winter long, even though, most of the time, no viruses are involved.
It's worth fixing that, surgery has come a long way. I had it surgically corrected last year and the energy boost from better breathing while physically active, better sleeping, and the lack of annoying people with my snoring are well worth it.
Even directly after surgery, with all the related inflammation and dried blood and gross up there, I immediately noticed a massive airflow difference.
Do it.
This looks a lot more serious compared to a week ago.
People who are actually concerned at this stage while ignoring the scientists who say there's no proof it's serious are prime examples of the types who get worked up by the media hypetrain and should be actively avoided. It's a harsh assessment but honestly think it's the case. The media sell stories. People click on those stories, the stories that get clicked on most get other stories written on the topic. This is h…
Tough for most to outrun/outsmart an epidemic.
Read/watch some of the Twitter whistleblowers.
Govs have no reason to tell everyone the true risks - and every reason to hide them.
Given the distribution in China, it looks like it is not going to be contained in Wuhan, even with a quarantine.
Yeah. I mean as a Plague, Inc. player I have to give kudos to this virus. Having the outbreak shortly before the spring festival is genius, the travel ban for Wuhan came so late that many people already traveled to all over the country to meet their families, greatly helping the spread. I'm staying inside for now...