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Posted on 3/12/20 at 1:28 am to Sun God
I care about old people too. I told my mom to stop visiting my uncle in the hospital for now but I am genuinely curious as to the youngest death so far.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 1:31 am to Sun God
What would it take to convince you that this is a real problem? Seriously, it’s like you can’t read the numbers being posted in this thread. Either that or you really think youre just smarter than the rest of the world. There’s a difference between rooting for a disease and taking something seriously.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 1:34 am to Slimeball
More than you are currently able to provide
Posted on 3/12/20 at 1:35 am to Sun God
so stoic, so wise
Posted on 3/12/20 at 1:38 am to Slimeball
Almost as stoic and wise as the poster who said my parents are going to choke to death 
Posted on 3/12/20 at 1:42 am to stout
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Does anyone know the age of the youngest person to die from it so far?
A few in their 30's in China.
Italian doctor said he had people in their 20's in the ICU (rare but there's a few).
Posted on 3/12/20 at 2:18 am to tgr4ever
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A lot of misinformation out there right now. Doesnt help that you have the stupid motherfrickers who think they know more than medical experts parroting the same stupid arse take about flu deaths.
COVID-19 thread on main board is chock full of that
Posted on 3/12/20 at 2:18 am to Street Hawk
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No one has any immunity to the Coronavirus.
Similar to your flu reference, there are multiple coronavirus strains that cause the common cold every year. So I'm not sure that is 100% right but maybe I'm wrong.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 3:19 am to Street Hawk
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No one has any immunity to the Coronavirus.
You don't know me.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 3:38 am to Street Hawk
This is why the media shouldn't be so biased constantly. Half the country doesnt trust them anymore and its their fault
Posted on 3/12/20 at 3:53 am to Street Hawk
The “country” is not freaking and is not under “virtual lockdown”.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 4:19 am to AMS
quote:. We can’t even be sure of the spread rate here when a lot of younger ppl who it isn’t effecting much are not seeking medical attention. Even though they are spreading it. So why would you believe the numbers coming out of China when we know they aren’t accurately reporting numbers.
It’s hard to make fear kool-aid when you use the sugar(data) that doesnt taste as good in kool-aid.
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 4:20 am
Posted on 3/12/20 at 4:27 am to Sun God
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not top phallic
Should be the next 'Kafka alter'.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 5:49 am to tgr4ever
It's more the unknown that has countries taking it so seriously now because there is no vaccine and there could be many out there who have it and could be spreading it, but don't know because they haven't been tested for it, etc. Countries don't want to overwhelm their healthcare system. What is known is that it appears to be containable as opposed to the flu which is not according to the head of the World Health Organization. That's a big positive.
One of the coronavirus experts said she believes the decline is real in places where strong safety measures are taken. Although the symptoms can be stronger than the flu and the death rate is estimated around 3.4% at the moment (still pretty low, but not as low as the flu's 0.2%), scientists also believe the death rate could be significantly lower as there are probably other cases of it not being reported due to milder symptoms and the fact that places have only recently started testing for it (as opposed to the flu, etc., which is commonly tested and often diagnosed).
One of the coronavirus experts said she believes the decline is real in places where strong safety measures are taken. Although the symptoms can be stronger than the flu and the death rate is estimated around 3.4% at the moment (still pretty low, but not as low as the flu's 0.2%), scientists also believe the death rate could be significantly lower as there are probably other cases of it not being reported due to milder symptoms and the fact that places have only recently started testing for it (as opposed to the flu, etc., which is commonly tested and often diagnosed).
Posted on 3/12/20 at 5:52 am to stout
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Why did you leave out countries where the rate is slowing down?
Because they aren’t in growth phase of infection and therefore not applicable to the situation in the US. It’s a direct result of government action, not viral behavior.
Better question is why isn’t the US employing the same strategies as these nations (SK being the best example).
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 6:00 am
Posted on 3/12/20 at 5:53 am to stout
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also understand that 70% of deaths in the USA have come from one retirement home. In fact, it was not actually a retirement home but rather it was an acute care facility where people are very old and very sick. 7 people die there on average every month without COVID19.
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Two weeks ago, Italy had 322 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could lavish significant attention on each stricken patient.
One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could still perform the most lifesaving functions by artificially ventilating patients who experienced acute breathing difficulties.
Today, Italy has 10,149 cases of the coronavirus. There are now simply too many patients for each one of them to receive adequate care. Doctors and nurses are unable to tend to everybody. They lack machines to ventilate all those gasping for air.
It’s not all about “only some old people will die” and is more about keeping our hospitals at a level they can sustain. It’s also not only about this virus, it’s about the millions of patients who require medical attention outside of this disease(medical emergencies, cancer patients, etc) who would be put at risk by trying to enter a hospital overrun by corona infected patients.
Posted on 3/12/20 at 5:55 am to stout
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Does anyone know the age of the youngest person to die from it so far? Serious question because I have been curious about this. I know in Italy the youngest so far is 55.
I think there were some cases of sub 40, but obviously there were extenuating circumstances.
But what difference does it make? No one with a clue is arguing that it doesn’t focus on the elderly.
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 6:25 am
Posted on 3/12/20 at 5:56 am to fr33manator
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When have fearmongers ever been right?
Katrina
This post was edited on 3/12/20 at 6:01 am
Posted on 3/12/20 at 6:00 am to Volvagia
quote:Agreed 100%!
Because they aren’t in growth phase of infection and therefore not applicable to the virus. It’s a direct result of government action, not viral behavior.
Better question is why isn’t the US employing the same strategies as these nations (SK being the best example).
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