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But it spreads much faster... 3% of a billion people infected is quite a lot. Otherwise most reports cite that the dead were people who were already on their "
by ajsnigrutin 7y ago
But it spreads much faster... 3% of a billion people infected is quite a lot.
Otherwise most reports cite that the dead were people who were already on their "deathbeds", and would (probably) die from a normal flu + complications (eg. pneumonia) anyways... but there are a few cases of younger people who died, that wouldn't if this was a "normal" flu.
- neuronic 7y agoAlso depends on which demographic has been infected so there's of course some general bias as we don't have an even distribution across all age groups, sexes and profession, level of activity and and and ... For example, if predominantly senior humans have been infected, the statistics may be skewed towards that group and you won't be able to make flat statements about younger people getting the virus. I also still think that we don't really have solid numbers on the virus due to: - unconfirmed sample characterization - likely false data spread on behalf of the Chinese government in order to save face/contain panic