I don't think any country will be able to prevent the epidemic spreading through their population. They might be able to slow it. But they don't want to shut their borders, which is what they will need to do. — Punshhh
which may be a sign that the preventative measures are having an effect — Echarmion
What about the cases that cropped up with no known connection to infected population. In far away places. Italy, the USA even. The virus may be spreading also outside of human-to-human contact. — god must be atheist
I don't see it as hysterical ( that may be the media I watch), the hysteria spreads readily. I live a long way from the nearest case of the virus and already I find myself modifying my behaviour, I was in my local supermarket today and people were clearly panic buying (discretely), including myself. And this in a country of 66 million and only 23 confirmed cases. Basic food stuffs had nearly sold out. Imagine what it will be like when there are a few thousand, or hundred thousand cases.In that sense, the somewhat hysterical media reporting might end up being helpful, slowing the spread significantly
But there are far more cases than with SARS and MERS. The Corona death toll is now more than those two combined.This may be scary, but the fatality rate is only two percent. That is very low. We are panicking for no known reason. — god must be atheist
I don't see it as hysterical ( that may be the media I watch), the hysteria spreads readily. I live a long way from the nearest case of the virus and already I find myself modifying my behaviour, I was in my local supermarket today and people were clearly panic buying (discretely), including myself. And this in a country of 66 million and only 23 confirmed cases. Basic food stuffs had nearly sold out. Imagine what it will be like when there are a few thousand, or hundred thousand cases. — Punshhh
↪god must be atheist
I don't know if you realize the pun you uttered.
I still don't, where is it? — Punshhh
But there are far more cases than with SARS and MERS. The Corona death toll is now more than those two combined. — Monitor
I don't know what is so hard to understand about "two percent". — god must be atheist
This may be scary, but the fatality rate is only two percent. That is very low. We are panicking for no known reason. — god must be atheist
Two percent isn't low. I'd say flu's 0.1% is low. — Michael
Two percent isn't low. I'd say flu's 0.1% is low. — Michael
it seems it would slightly HELP the world's economy (per capita)? Please correct me where wrong (I am interested, and open to the idea that I am very wrong here). It seems most of the 2% will be retired people. So it is just the sadness, trauma, and FEAR that will truly be a problem. FEAR — ZhouBoTong
Two percent or twenty can be the same deaths depending on sample size of those infected. — Monitor
Thanks, I get it now. There was a part of me thinking something along those lines.
But "decadence" actually means in its original sense, in French, "Death, dying, the dying process".
. The problem is that in our modern societies allowing 2% of the population to die without trying to prevent it is anathema. So we will commit economic hari kari and probably still loose 2%. — Punshhh
Yep.Overblown hysteria. The media have nothing better to report, and what better to draw attention than pretending there's a crisis. — Tzeentch
But they don't want to shut their borders, which is what they will need to do. — Punshhh
Take a look at the top two statistics (comparing deaths this year from Covid-19 and seasonal influenza) on this site — Janus
Thanks, that is a very useful site. Of course, then that asks how many of the seasonal influenza deaths were preventable with the proper care which would not stop Covid-19. Data we will never have. — Monitor
You cant trust Data coming out of China. From countries with more reliable information, we know that the mortality rate for Corona is about 2%, while that for normal influence is about 0.1%. Ergo, the Chinese Corona is about 20 more deadly. NOT the same. — Nobeernolife
I hear you, there is the issue of how people and leaders address this crisis. Do they close borders and prevent the spread across the world, while crashing their economies. Or do they just let it in an take a hit to their population.
It is a catch 22, where do we turn?
Hopefully a cure all vaccine will be produced, but that may take more than a year and then God knows how long to administer it. Also it may mutate and the vaccine might not be very effective.
Perhaps this is the corner we turn towards the fading out of our civilisation. — Punshhh
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