Case Fatality Rate and mortality rates are a snapshot in time. they reflect the here and now and the past but not what may come. For example, after 2 months of having their ICUs overwhelmed, their CFR and mortality rate will certainly surpass the United States. Doing nothing will not benefit them or us. Once that disaster starts jumping borders, it’s going to screw with us “six ways from Sunday”.
Exactly! What is most troubling is the more active the virus becomes as it infests in more humans, the greater chances that mutant strains will occur. What forms they will take is a big crap shoot. We will be lucky if a new surge does not create a more dangerous virus. And there are a few dangerous ways it can do it.