Good reasonable summary.
THere are those who think this is overblown and a hoax with all kinds of speculation that drug companies are doing it for profit, Obama is doing it to quarantine us, etc.
The very same hoax people who cynically or ignorantly refuse to give credence to anybody dealing with this,,will, if this blows into a pandemic,,will be screaming why didn’t we do anything and threatening to sue everyone in sight.
This is a potential pandemic,,maybe bad, maybe not so bad,,but worth watching without panic and without paranoia and without cynicism.
I agree. It seems reasonable that the sickest folks were likely the ones hospitalized in Mexico, with many weaker cases flying under the radar (as have several FReepers who have posted they've had the flu in the last couple of weeks...could be this strain, maybe not, but none have been tested for it). That may be why the death rate seems so high in Mexico.
I'd expect the number of sick to increase exponentially here because NOW anyone with flu symptoms is going to see their doctor and be tested. So, a large increase in the next week or so may not necessarily mean the situation has worsened here.