“ Government announces dependants and non-essential staff at the British embassy in Tehran are being withdrawn from Iran due to the #coronavirus outbreak.”
I’m sure they were already holed up in the embassy, so infection isn’t a problem. They are probably concerned that the civil order will collapse and the embassy will be stormed.
DouglasKC: Remember that 20% WILL require some type of medical intervention...i.e. severe symptoms requiring hospitalization or other medical intervention.
18,500,000 X 20% = 3,700,000 requiring hospitalization.
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ME:
What if say 3% need hospitalizations and others will need a doctor's visit/medications, some will ignore symptoms until they are ill enough to need an ER and are sent home with meds (in CA many undocumented go to the ER if they can't control symptoms), some will have complications from other illnesses, some may just have an ugly flu experience that causes them to tough it out at home with meds longer than usual.
18,500,000 X 20% = 3,700,000 requiring medical intervention. WHo knows how many of those 20% need prescriptions vs hospitalization? What percentages apply to severe flu years in the past?
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DouglasKC:
I didn't spell it out but addressed it by using a very low number of hospitalizations, 10%...or half of the generally agreed upon figure of 20% for severe symptoms. But even at 5% it's still way above capacity.
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ME:
According to the CDC, 2018 had the highest levels of flu in the past 10 years with
45,000,000 becoming ill.
21,000,000 going to the doctor.
810,000 requiring hospitalization which is 4% of those seeking medical intervention.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
The problem is in your original post here:
The reason why is simple. It's stated in almost every government pronouncement about this virus including the United States. It's contained in this sentence:
"For 80% of those who get this virus their symptoms will be mild and won't require hospitalization."
This statement is being incorrectly interpreted to mean everyone who doesn't have mild symptoms will be hospitalized when in the highest flu season in the past 10 years, 4% were hospitalized. It's important for people to avoid posting online that 20% will need hospitalization.
Given that there is deep interest in fanning fears in the MSM and actually in some medical places, this may be intentional on their part. We've seen them do it before; always shrieking that, " it's outta control! get the vaccine! DOOM! DOOM!"
Is simply asking WHY governments are so serious about stopping the corona virus the problem?
Is it that I was insulting?
Is it that it's not allowed to be stand alone vanities?
Is it that it should be categorized differently?
How about some love and some help understanding this?