[Reno89519]

Okay, look at your numbers...30K Americans dead with how many sick. That is a low number. Now, take a look at the Chinese Coronavirus Plague. The rates in areas like Italy are something like 20% mortality. The rates elsewhere seem to vary from 9% and up. The point is, that within the limited infected groups, the death rates is incredibly high. Much different than the fraction of flu victims that die.

I don't know why people keep trying to compare to the flu to dismiss the Chinese Coronavirus. Besides, if it was just a simple flu, would China have closed cities, bulldozed roads, quarantined people in homes, and so forth? Seriously, consider their response and tell me that you think that is a normal response to the flu.

[jerod]

Before this virus what was the biggest news story coming out of China on a daily basis? The protest in Hong Kong and their response to those protest... What have you not seen in the news since this ‘virus’ came about? The Hong Kong protest have vanished... Interesting correlation?

This virus has a mortality rate of 1% or less... The same mortality rate of a seasonal flu.

Interesting tidbit... “H5N1 has a fatality rate of about 60 percent—if you get it, you’re likely to die. Yet since 2003, the virus has killed only 455 people.”

Mass media hysteria... Ebola, H5N1, SARS... These all subsided and this ‘virus’ event will also subside. Until then, don’t get your panties in a knot.

[goodnesswins]

I’m wondering three things...
1)...Difference in “health care Conditions” & sanitation in different countries
2) How many are Asian?
3) Smokers?

[Adder]

The death rates appear to be 3% consistently.
And that includes Italy.