[EarlyBird]

Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate...

This is why everyone needs to wear a mask. Please go back to my postings to see how long I have been saying this.

With everyone wearing a mask, and the new testing technologies, America can overcome this virus.

[DEPcom]

“This is why everyone needs to wear a mask.”

This is a very valid point. I think the new testing technology is 15 mins for results.

[Thud]

I believe you are looking at some journalist's misquotation of the Chinese numbers. Their figure for 80% was for COMBINED minor symptoms and no symptoms.

AFAIK, the reported numbers for asymptomatic vary from 50-55%, for minor symptoms from 25-30%, for severe from 12-15%, and for critical from 5-8k%.

[calenel]

“Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate...”

IIRC the source of this is GP Jim Hoft and it is probably BS.

He is rolling the mild cases - mild meaning up but short of needing hospitalization - into the asymptomatic stat.

There are plenty of asymptomatics, but this is just one of those FluBro tactics to diminish the danger of the disease by pretending everybody has already had it.

We won’t know how many have already had it until testing is much more expansive and an antibody test is available.

Assuming immunity even lasts and is cross-strain.