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Wonder what will happen with the Olympic games. Even a simple delay would be huge.
by haunter 7y ago
Wonder what will happen with the Olympic games. Even a simple delay would be huge.
- whb07 7y agoCorona family viruses are flu season events. The deadly regular flu is a well known member. The hope is that come spring-summer it will wane off and provide enough time for a vaccine to be developed. So healthy young athletes should be good to go for the summer.
- zrail 7y agoInfluenza and coronovirus are two broad non-intersecting categories of viruses. They're not the same thing.
- dharmab 7y agoI think the concern is the large crowds of ordinary people using trains, airplanes, hotels, restaurants and event venues, not the athletes.
- samatman 7y agoInfluenza viruses (Orthomyxoviridae) aren't even in the same phylum as coronavirus.
- csours 7y agoI think the bigger concern is the large international crowd. I will be attending a conference with international attendees and I've started to become concerned.