[Gritty]

I think the real mortality rate will be in the teens or twenties.

That would be more than "brutal".

People have been comparing this disease to the emergence of the Spanish flu. If I recall, the mortality rate was much less than that. Not only that, but the rehab rate was a lot shorter. You either died or you didn't. You didn't linger long either way.

The picture seems very ominous. It doesn't seem like the disease is being well contained and it isn't burning itself out.

I think I'll run out today and get some surgical masks before the run starts.

[per loin]

Let us know if you find that they are already sold out. Several people have found that so in their areas.

[Centurion2000]

I think I'll run out today and get some surgical masks before the run starts.

The run has already started. The prices for the masks are increasing.

[SauronOfMordor]

I think I'll run out today and get some surgical masks before the run starts.

CDC recommends N95 masks at minimum. If the drugstore doesn't have them, N95 masks are available in hardware stores paint supply aisles (the charcoal layer filters out chemical fumes too)