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To: TigerClaws

One in ten requiring intensive care treatment in Italy.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-italy-doctors-intensive-care-deaths-a9384356.html
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What a crock of crap. 10% of the population in intensive care?


54 posted on 03/08/2020 5:34:03 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Vote for President Trump in 2020 or end up equally miserable, no rights, and eating zoo animals)
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To: CincyRichieRich
What a crock of crap. 10% of the population in intensive care?

Why do so many of you guys insist on putting your heads in the sand on this? It is not some "global conspiracy to bring down Trump". It is a freaking GLOBAL PANDEMIC with a pathogen MORE contagious than the Spanish Flu (R0 of mid 3s, best estimate compared to R0 of ~2 for SF), more deadly than the Spanish Flu (CFR of 3.4% per the WHO compared to SF CFR of ~2%), and we now have global travel, mass transit, public schools that are packed to overflowing, sporting events, concerts, etc that we did not have in 1918-19. Plus, roughly 7.8B people v. 1.8B people in 1918. SF killed ~50M people globally. I've seen credible, well researched estimates this will kill 15M - 68M. Yeah, we are in a HEAP of trouble. Italy's health system (2nd in the world per the WHO) is ALREADY collapsing - and they are at sub 10K cases. Imagine what's coming - both to Italy and every other country with health systems that will fall like dominos.

Literally 5 seconds with Google will tell you that the serious cases (which basically means ICU or major hospitalization and most likely intubation) are 15-20%. So, 10% is actually under expected levels and some good news in the middle of this insanity. Quit putting your heads in the freaking sand and do some damned research! And for God's sake, quit thinking this is some MSM conspiracy to bring down Trump!!

55 posted on 03/08/2020 5:49:16 PM PDT by jstolzen
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Not to come into the middle of your little spat, but I think he meant 10% of the cases, not the population.


56 posted on 03/08/2020 6:02:19 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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