Originally Posted by
RuttR
Did you? In Florida alone, 104 infected and 4 died. That’s nearly 4% mortality rate. Swine flu was less than 1% with the numbers above and nation/worldwide the numbers are not much different.
Coronavirus doesn’t show symptoms for nearly a week so you could be spreading it and not know it. Hopefully, everyone you come in contact with is young and healthy. And unfortunately tests aren’t easily available because someone a few months refused to get worldwide accepted cheap testing kits from the W.H.O. to help contain this before Disney World had to close and March madness suspended. Then people blame social media for the panic at the same time spreading misinformation from it like- the virus doesn't like sunlight- like it’s a Gremlin and a president that says if you’re sick just go to work. So people are panicking and the stock market is tumbling for legitimate reasons.
This is the exact problem driving the hysteria. I agree that Covid19 is bad, the damage to the economy is 10x worse. You cant look at 104 case, 4 dead, 4% morality. How many people have COVID and are home and not reported, how many have it and they think its a cold because it can have symptoms of a mild cold? How many have it but no way to get a test (there aren't enough tests). Point is its a highly inaccurate sample size when you only compare those who had symptoms, went to the doctor, found a test and was tested. Truth is, there are tens of thousands with COVID right now, but wont be diagnosed for a variety of reasons.
In Fact, healthy adults have zero business going to the doctor to even get tested if they have the symptoms that are mild or moderate. Health care system is at its limits because everyone is racing there to get a test that they dont have, to confirm they have or dont have something there isnt a cure for.