The governor of Tuscany, Enrico Rossi :
"The real problem is the influenza, not Coronavirus"
"The mortality of the regular flu is superior, not even comparable to the Coronavirus mortality in China"
Idiotic and inconscious politicians.— Odysseus (@OdysseusIthake) February 19, 2020
There will be only a structure dedicated to those who have returned from China, that will do some testing.
That's all. No quarantine, no mass-testing, only a tiny structure with some physicians they are mad.— Odysseus (@OdysseusIthake) February 19, 2020
Crazy.
I waited until he posted links before putting it here.
Yet, I don’t understand Italian, assume he’s translating honestly.
How much did China promise Rossi to say that?
speaking of flu:
Estimated US mortality seasonal flu 6.8% or 14,000 from Oct over 4.25 months (about 3,294/mo avg.)
Reported COV-19 Wuhan Flu Mortality: possibly 2.5% or a reported 2,012 over one month’s time; real number unable to be determined but estimated at 2x10 times reported, with infection spreading to other nations.
The number of hospitalizations estimated so far this season is lower than end-of-season total hospitalization estimates for any season since CDC began making these estimates.
USA: Among 1,573 hospitalized adults with information on underlying medical conditions,
91.9% had at least one reported underlying medical condition, the most commonly reported were cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorder, obesity, and chronic lung disease.
Among 333 hospitalized children with information on underlying medical conditions, 46.2% had at least one underlying medical condition;
the most commonly reported was asthma.
...12,167 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported by FluSurv-NET sites between October 1, 2019 and February 8, 2020... 34 (0.3%) with influenza virus for which the type was not determined
US flu season:
Jan 10, 2010 -
9.7 million cases of the flu
87,000 flu-related hospitalization
32 pediatric deaths, highest in 17 years.
up to 12,000 deaths, according to the CDC.
Forty-six states plus Puerto Rico are currently experiencing widespread flu activity, though the type of strain and incidence vary from region to region.
“Since mid-December, influenza activity has really ramped up,” said Marie-Louise Landry, MD, a Yale Medicine infectious disease expert
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/flu-season-2020-what-to-know
as of Jan 11:
13 Million Flu Cases Thus Far
overall rate of influenza-associated hospitalization increased to 1.9 per 100,000.
pediatric deaths seasonal total 39... 28 deaths were linked to B viruses.. 11 deaths were associated with A viruses, 6 of which were A(H1N1)pdm09 virus-associated.
The highest rate of hospitalization has been observed among adults aged <65 (47.6 per 100,000 population), followed by children aged 0-4 years (34.4 per 100,000 population) and adults aged 50-64 years (23.2 per 100,000 population).
...new data reveal that during recent weeks equal numbers of B/Victoria and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses have been reported.
As of Feb 8:
at least 25 million total cases of flu
overall hospitalization rate has increased to 41.9 per 100,000.
250,000 hospitalizations
Total pediatric deaths to date 92
14,000 deaths
Mortality 6.8% below epidemic threshold of 7.3%
[6.5%x250000 = 17,000 deaths]
the proportion of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses is increasing.
51% of influenza positive specimens reported by public health laboratories were among persons less than 25 years of age and less than 13% were from persons age 65 and older.The highest rate of hospitalization is among adults aged <65, followed by children aged 0-4 years and adults aged 50-64 years.
all stolen from various cdc sites and:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm