The coronavirus you had was NOT this coronavirus.
You had the ‘common cold’ coronavirus. There’s not really any listed morbidity/mortality data for that particular one as it’s so mild.
Best evidence is that THIS particular coronavirus has about a 2% mortality rate. Or about 1 out of 50 people die. Not JUST the elderly either. In this country that’s about 6-7million dead out of our population of ~350M.
Flu might kill 100K/yr.
I’ve heard many on TV saying the numbers of actual infected are not clear. China withheld info and many assumed flu. So, we really don’t have a solid mortality rate yet. Nor do we know what better US care would provide in terms of lessening that rate.
I’m not anywhere near a panic stage yet. Folks should be taking the normal precautions for flu for this time of year, and that will be sufficient for this virus is what most talking head doctors on TV are saying.
From Breitbart and President Trump: only 53 cases in the US and 39 of those from that cruise ship in Japan.
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President Donald Trump reacted to the economic fears surrounding the coronavirus on Monday, leading to a stock market drop of over 1,000 points.
“The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA,” he wrote. “We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries.”
The president praised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization for “working hard and very smart.”
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2020
President Trump expressed optimism about the stock market, despite big losses suffered on Monday.
“Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” he wrote.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 3.5 percent, falling 1,031 points. It was the biggest drop since February 2018.
Outbreaks of the virus in China have affected supply chains of products to the United States, as factory output has diminished amid the ongoing outbreak.
The disease is also spreading to other countries, including South Korea, Iran, and Italy.
There are now 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States, according to the CDC, after 39 U.S. nationals were brought back from a cruise ship that remains docked in Japan.
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