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golfballs said:
As a country we must be willing to set politics aside. How can we dedicate all of our effort to combating this virus when we’re combating each other in an election year? Donald Trump must declare martial law and cancel the election. Anything less and he’s clearly not taking this virus seriously.
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Blue font pleeze...
 
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allvol123 said:
I think India is a warmer climate which is why I asked about the lack of cases there
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They may have been quick to act by limiting travel and testing people who had recently shown symptoms and had been in infected areas...or maybe curry is the antidote lol
 
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MontyPython said:
Trump's trying to downplay the virus to save his precious stock bubble he's blown for 3 years, but...

Everyone knows he's a germaphobe.

I'd wager he's gonna go in full lockdown mode now. No more handshakes, fewer trips, more Tweets. Plus some other really stupid stuff I can't even imagine... he's on it.

The orange boy's bubble officially popped today.
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No more Russian hooker parties either...
 
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Matt2496 said:
That would be a 5.56% death rate in Italy.

I've been saying all along to pay attention to what happens in Western countries.
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So hard to figure out a true death rate because the sample sizes are still pretty small in Western countries.

You are correct that the current numbers show a 5% death rate in Italy. In France, it's less than 2%. In Germany, they have just 2 deaths so far in over 1,100 cases. In the US it is 3.6%, and you can argue that is exaggerated because unfortunately it hit that nursing home in Washington really hard. I believe 16 of the 22 deaths in the US are related to the nursing home.

Globally the rate is about 3.5%, and almost all of those deaths are in people over 60.
 
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05_never_again said:
So hard to figure out a true death rate because the sample sizes are still pretty small in Western countries.

You are correct that the current numbers show a 5% death rate in Italy. In France, it's less than 2%. In Germany, they have just 2 deaths so far in over 1,100 cases. In the US it is 3.6%, and you can argue that is exaggerated because unfortunately it hit that nursing home in Washington really hard. I believe 16 of the 22 deaths in the US are related to the nursing home.

Globally the rate is about 3.5%, and almost all of those deaths are in people over 60.
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It seems likely that the death rate will be < 2 %, and concentrated in older people. But I have been reading from some otherwise healthy people who have it and it sounds miserable. Now, that may be due to all sorts of things, including how soon it was diagnosed, or maybe the one strain versus the other.

Still, it does not sound like anything to take lightly just because you probably won't die.
 
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The stock market will recover if we can get this under control quickly and get that vaccine out to the public quicker than they are saying. If this thing is still a problem in mid June then look out.
 
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lawgator1 said:
It seems likely that the death rate will be < 2 %, and concentrated in older people. But I have been reading from some otherwise healthy people who have it and it sounds miserable. Now, that may be due to all sorts of things, including how soon it was diagnosed, or maybe the one strain versus the other.

Still, it does not sound like anything to take lightly just because you probably won't die.
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It definitely isn't something to take lightly, but there's a difference between not taking something lightly and being hysterical. Some of the responses and fear towards this are more indicative of a virus that has like a 50% death rate or something.

IMO, the reactions and fear about this is almost all because of the novelty of it, not because of what it actually does to people.
 
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lawgator1 said:
It seems likely that the death rate will be < 2 %, and concentrated in older people. But I have been reading from some otherwise healthy people who have it and it sounds miserable. Now, that may be due to all sorts of things, including how soon it was diagnosed, or maybe the one strain versus the other.

Still, it does not sound like anything to take lightly just because you probably won't die.
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Don’t let the Trumpets try to tell you otherwise that only the elderly get this and die. It’s a nasty virus and has killed people under 40 as well and taken several young people to the brink of death. Yea you def want to survive it but it’s not just a severe cold either most of the people who recovered said they felt like they were dying.
 
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05_never_again said:
It definitely isn't something to take lightly, but there's a difference between not taking something lightly and being hysterical. Some of the responses and fear towards this are more indicative of a virus that has like a 50% death rate or something.

IMO, the reactions and fear about this is almost all because of the novelty of it, not because of what it actually does to people.
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There is an element of that, but I can say that personally, I know of no one who has clearly overreacted. Everyone i know that has changed plans has thought it through, its not a knee jerk reaction.
 
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BigOrangeAl 1979 said:
Don’t let the Trumpets try to tell you otherwise that only the elderly get this and die. It’s a nasty virus and has killed people under 40 as well and taken several young people to the brink of death. Yea you def want to survive it but it’s not just a severe cold either most of the people who recovered said they felt like they were dying.
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That's what I have read. Certainly there are many mild and moderate cases. But there are enough severe ones and enough unknown that caution is wise.
 
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Y’all do know that there are 2 active strains to this virus and one is way more severe than the other. Outcome and severity depends largely on which one you catch.
 
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