[ClearCase_guy]

I tend to agree.

It’s hard to really know because it seems that many people are not telling the truth. Based on the numbers, this thing really isn’t spreading like wildfire. And the mortality rate isn’t shockingly high. I think this is mostly another layer to the Flu season.

But what do I know? All the smart people are panicking.

[Artcore]

Current death toll from COVID-19 is 2,869 people worldwide.

Current deaths from influenza 10,000-25,000 in US alone.

Now there are some trying to say that those who get reinfected with COVID-19 will have hear attracts!

Sadly we have FReepers who sound exactly like Globull Warming alarmists! They are becoming more and more unhinged.

[pax_et_bonum]

All the smart people are panicking.

I don’t think so.

The media is hyping this like I’ve never seen.

[blam]

"But what do I know? All the smart people are panicking."

That's funny.

[lepton]

And the mortality rate isn’t shockingly high.

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Compared to what?

We don’t have cohort information, and the raw data is slanted towards deaths, but the raw numbers put the mortality rate at about 100 times the flu (which is undoubtedly higher than it will be).

On the other hand, it’s not Ebola high at all.