WHO official: “If this was influenza we would probably have called this a pandemic by now, but what we’ve seen with this virus is that [containment measures work] and to declare a pandemic it’s unhelpful to do that when you’re still trying to contain a disease”
a lot of these posting repeating my main stream media are alarmist and good for their ratings but full of misinformation. The contamination rate for this virus, 2019-nCoV is much lower than most diseases even measles. see https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/02/02/coronavirus-here-are-10-misconceptions-being-spread/#187f88da2840
The,measure of infection an estimated R0 of 2.5 (infect 2 to 3 people) would fall well below the R0‘s for measles and pertussis, which tend to be between 12 and 18. These aren’t the only diseases that seem to be more contagious than 2019-nCoV. Nevertheless, an estimated R0 of 2.5 would fall well below the R0‘s for measles and pertussis, which tend to be between 12 and 18. These aren’t the only diseases that seem to be more contagious than 2019-nCoV.
so yes alarmist don’t want to report this nor that most cases are like a mild cold.
What’s the word for racist in the viral world? Viralist?