Bad, but not as wide spread as regular flu. Not nearly the fatality rate as SARS or MERS.
Graphic at link.
Ugh. This is brutal. It isn’t even close to being as deadly as the current flu or opioid ODs. Of course, if Trump acknowledges these numbers and opens the country back up, the media will scream he doesn’t care about the people / grandmothers, etc, that he cares more about money than the American people.. blah blah and then they will trumpet every single new case and death in the headlines.
More proof we’re being played!
President Trump MUST change directions. Quarantine those most compromised and let the rest of America get back to work. (I have a feeling this is in the works.)
The WORLD needs us; we are the Economic Engine of the world!
We know that the china virus epidemic is unique in that it is the first to be transmitted by radio and television.
How dare you add some more perspective - those who have become addicted to angst don’t like that....
How does it fare when compared to the number shot and killed in Chicago?
I’m sure I can live my life without overdosing on opioids.
I have 100% control over that.
See that little green slice?
Are there any numbers showing male vs. female, occupation, racial and age in the confirmed cases.
We know that the elderly at risk for death, but what is the other data showing?
Bookmarked under Corona
I appreciate the attention given to the opioid epidemic, but comparing it in this instance is flawed.
People have to actively choose to take opioids. It does not get transmitted to unwilling strangers (except by way of crime).
If an addict coughs all over a surface and accidentally touch it, there is ZERO chance I will start craving meth.
Over the last 6 weeks, I was hospitalized twice. I had all the symptoms of COVID-19 the first time except the fever. At that point, my body temp was abnormally low and I was starved for oxygen and gasping for breath. They didn’t test me because I wasn’t in the high risk category.
I was back in 3 weeks later. They told me they were saving the tests for high risk people, but this time I had pneumonia (something they cleared me of the first time).
I’ve had the flu before. Usually a few days of rest, vitamins, and over the counter meds works.
This is still kicking my ass and I’ve had enough steroids and drugs in me, I’m like a walking pharmacy.
Our political and governmental response to Coronavirus, and the economic destruction caused, is going to cause far more deaths in society from unemployment, depression, suicide, crime, violence, and increased addiction than any virus ever could.
l8r
Coronavirus is the flu and was originally called SARS-CoV-2. According to Yale medicine, influenza (the flu) and COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, are both infectious respiratory illnesses. Although the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu can look similar, the two illnesses are caused by different viruses.
So has every other flu that has come along over the last 50 years. If they were the same, why do we need to develope vaccines for them every year? They are different just like C-19.
The term pandemic is being used for this outbreak. The most deadly pandemic in history was the Spanish flu of 1918. But it was called a flu. This one should be also. They play word games so they can separate it and aim it. It’s a way of applying blame. Not a different problem.
rwood
They should cover these statistics when talking about CV-19.