Thankfully, this is a relatively mild virus. Part of what makes it hard to detect is that most cases (>80%) are mild, and many are actually asymptomatic:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia...
The vast majority of people who have died have been elderly and/or infirm. The death rate under 60 is well under 1%. If you’re young and healthy, this is a chest cold.
The biggest thing the media needs to do is to walk back as much of the panic and overreaction that has been circulating as possible.
(edit: thanks to HN’s
overbearing moderation system, I am unable to respond to replies. The censor-downvoting of factual information is apparently not a problem for HN mods, however.)
JoeAltmaier, to respond to your comment, unless you know hundreds of elderly people, about the same number of people you know will die as in the average flu season. Do you find yourself regularly worried about the flu? Perspective is important.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia...
The vast majority of people who have died have been elderly and/or infirm. The death rate under 60 is well under 1%. If you’re young and healthy, this is a chest cold.
The biggest thing the media needs to do is to walk back as much of the panic and overreaction that has been circulating as possible.
(edit: thanks to HN’s overbearing moderation system, I am unable to respond to replies. The censor-downvoting of factual information is apparently not a problem for HN mods, however.)
JoeAltmaier, to respond to your comment, unless you know hundreds of elderly people, about the same number of people you know will die as in the average flu season. Do you find yourself regularly worried about the flu? Perspective is important.