Coronavirus: ISS, In Italy There Are Only Two Deaths Ascertained So Far Due To Covid-19

Agenzia Nove ^ | 03/13/20

[palmer]

You are correct about the asymptomatic cases. That will bring the rate down. But I would not assume those were all smokers or diabetics. The class of people developing symptoms is much broader than the old and compromised,

There are more and more symptomatic people being found through testing. Granted most are mild cases. Should we shut down the economy for a while? Not sure. The isolation greatly limit the spread and keeps it away from the old and infirm. I'm pretty sure shutting down for a short time is useful.

So even the 1/2 of 1% is undoubtedly overstating the case of lethality.

True, but flu is 1/50th of 1% in the same category of people. Even with the undercount of cases this is clearly more lethal.

[Hugh the Scot]

Is this really that hill?

The “flu” also known as influenza, is an acute, highly contagious, respiratory disease caused by an orthomyxovirus.

An orthomyxovirus is any virus belonging to the family Orthomyxoviridae.

A coronavirus is any of a family (Coronaviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that have a lipid envelope studded with club-shaped projections, infect birds and many mammals including humans, and include the causative agents of MERS, SARS, and COVID-19.

Quite nicely scientific. Just admit that you were sloppy in your argument, and move on, okay?

[Enlightened1]

They updated it since my post.

[daniel1212]

People comparing this to flu are wrong. Lethality vs Contagious makes Cholera a more appropriate comparison. Feel free to start over from there. “This illness is no worse than Cholera, what’s all the fuss!

You must have seen this:

COVID-19 is no worse than cholera ! Guy Lakeman, works at The Convergence Company Limited

[wastoute]

Yes. Thanks.