COVID-19 mortality twice as high for men in Italy as women

abcnews.go.com ^ | 20 March 2020, | Erin Schumaker

[Berlin_Freeper]

Coronavirus mortality rate is twice as high among men in Italy as it is among women, marking a "concerning trend," Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus task force coordinator said during a Friday briefing.

"Mortality in males seems to be [twice higher than] every age group of females," Birx said, adding that no age group or gender is immune, and that mild symptoms are not equivalent to immunity.

[DouglasKC]

I wasn't panicked ... just doing what seemed like 'well, looks like this is coming our way so better get this, this and that. That's all. US government would have seen this train coming and planned for it. NOT because of whatever originated the virus, or because they knew before the virus stated that it would be started, but because there was so much time to observe the virus before it got here.

I agree 100% with everything you wrote. Though my analysis was not as well thought out or detailed as your I've had similar ideas. I put some forth in this post. Managing the Virus - Rush and President Trump are Excelling

It makes the same point about managing the panic.