WHO says 10% may have had COVID-19
10-05-2020, 07:12 AM
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WHO says 10% may have had COVID-19
WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
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Indians wearing face masks wait for COVID-19 test report in Jammu, India, Monday, Oct.5, 2020. India, the second worst-affected nation in the world after the United States, is witnessing a sustained decline in new coronavirus infections and active virus cases have remained below the million mark for 14 consecutive days. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)GENEVA (AP) — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “best estimates” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead.
Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking to a special session of the WHO’s 34-member executive board focusing on COVID-19, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and between different groups, but that ultimately it means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.” He said the pandemic would continue to evolve, but that tools exist to suppress transmission and save lives.
“Many deaths have been averted and many more lives can be protected,” Ryan said. He was flanked by his boss, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who minutes earlier led a moment of silence to honor victims as well as round of applause for the health workers who have strived to save them.
If true, that is roughly a million deaths out of 770 million cases. That would drop the case-fatality rate to about 0.13%.
For reference, the case-fatality rate for appendicitis is about 0.35%.
10-05-2020, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
https://apnews.com/article/virus-out...3497691e796083
If true, that is roughly a million deaths out of 770 million cases. That would drop the case-fatality rate to about 0.13%.
For reference, the case-fatality rate for appendicitis is about 0.35%.
If true, that is roughly a million deaths out of 770 million cases. That would drop the case-fatality rate to about 0.13%.
For reference, the case-fatality rate for appendicitis is about 0.35%.
So, why the vast difference in death rates?
10-05-2020, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Lucifer
We have 7+ million cases, they have 6+ million cases. We have 200,000+ deaths, they have 100,000+ deaths.
So, why the vast difference in death rates?
So, why the vast difference in death rates?
10-05-2020, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Seneca Pilot
They are much thinner than we are and do not eat our horrible diet. They are also exposed to many more types of assaults to their immune systems due to vast differences in sanitation, and therefore have better immune response than we do.
I thought if my sheltered self went swimming in that id be dead in a week. But those kids....not so much.
10-05-2020, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Seneca Pilot
They are much thinner than we are and do not eat our horrible diet. They are also exposed to many more types of assaults to their immune systems due to vast differences in sanitation, and therefore have better immune response than we do.
10-05-2020, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucifer
We have 7+ million cases, they have 6+ million cases. We have 200,000+ deaths, they have 100,000+ deaths.
So, why the vast difference in death rates?
So, why the vast difference in death rates?
go ahead Lu ... spin and sin
10-05-2020, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Huell
a substantial number in our population think COVID I’d faux news .... you know ... it’s a hoax ... over by Easter... back to normal by April... it is going to just go away ... it goes away November 4th ...
go ahead Lu ... spin and sin
go ahead Lu ... spin and sin
There are also people who think Covid is racist
10-05-2020, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by pipewrench
There are also people who think Covid is racist
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2818-3
10-06-2020, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
https://apnews.com/article/virus-out...3497691e796083
If true, that is roughly a million deaths out of 770 million cases. That would drop the case-fatality rate to about 0.13%.
For reference, the case-fatality rate for appendicitis is about 0.35%.
If true, that is roughly a million deaths out of 770 million cases. That would drop the case-fatality rate to about 0.13%.
For reference, the case-fatality rate for appendicitis is about 0.35%.
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