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| paulca:
Total cases is a bit pointless. 80% of the total cases have recovered. 5% or so are dead, leaving only 15% actually infected and infectous. The figure you want to look at is "Active Cases". These are the number of people actually with the virus. It's important as if that number is rising, it's getting worse, if it's falling, it's getting better. Total cases will ALWAYS rise, this is why the media are using it to scare people into the zombie apocalypse. Just been for my weekly shopping. No loo roll, because of mass insanity. No pasta, rice, bread and the tinned food and frozen isles completely cleared out! |
| iMo:
The number of infected is XX times higher than those reported by WHO, imho. Those undocumented are the people with none symptoms, with symptoms similar to light flu (especially when vaccinated against flu), and people who hide the symptoms. Thus the 40-70% infected the US or Germany indicate as the possible result could be easily achievable. What is reported are cases which were tested. And they test only a really small sample of population (those who show symptoms, or those who are suspect). Most states in EU do not test people who stay home with mild symptoms "similar to flu". After this pandemic they will find antibodies for the covid19 in 70% of the World population, I bet. |
| Simon:
Yes the bigger problem is the idiots panic buying. I have several weeks of food already. I will buy no more. |
| ebastler:
--- Quote from: paulca on March 12, 2020, 08:58:30 pm ---Total cases is a bit pointless. 80% of the total cases have recovered. 5% or so are dead, leaving only 15% actually infected and infectous. The figure you want to look at is "Active Cases". These are the number of people actually with the virus. It's important as if that number is rising, it's getting worse, if it's falling, it's getting better. --- End quote --- In the exponential growth phase, with the number of total cases doubling every 2 to 3 days as seen in most affected countries these days, the vast majority of the total cases will be "active". At any time, 80% of the total cases will be cases only detected within the last week. Exponential growth is a bitch, and can be counter-intuitive. |
| VK3DRB:
Anecdotally, the virus appears to be rampant in France despite the statistics. I just found out a relative in France has got the corona virus. Also, my daughter lives in France (she does not have the virus) and said some client walked into her work and told the judge she has the virus and will spread it on purpose because she has contempt for the French court system. The woman was arrested and tested as positive. Seems like the virus can be used as a weapon. By the way, is it "coronavirus" or "corona virus"? If seems both terms are used, with the former being more popular. It seems the bad spelling is spreading faster than the virus itself. Why would Anglophones join the two distinct words together when there is no reason to do so? Itseemsratheroddtome. |
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