Also, WHO just raised the death rate to 3.4% from the previous value of 2.3% ... [1] Add to this, the fact that that the outbreak is still expanding, and new c

Also, WHO just raised the death rate to 3.4% from the previous value of 2.3% ... [1] Add to this, the fact that that the outbreak is still expanding, and new cases tend to drive this number downwards. But if we consider only the "closed" cases (recovered/dead), the current number is more like 6% [2]. And it could be worse from the previous experience with SARS [3]: >> Finally, we shall remember that while the 2003 SARS epidemic was still ongoing, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a fatality rate of 4% (or as low as 3%), whereas the final case fatality rate ended up being 9.6%. Of course, this number could also go down, if there's a big number of unreported mild cases.... so the conclusion is that we only know that we have no idea... and that it does indeed sound like this is aimed to reduce panic (which is also a good thing). [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says-coronavirus-death-rate-is-3point4percent-globally-higher-than-previously-thought.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says-coronavirus-death-r... [2] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ [3] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-rate/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-... ------ PS: I'm giving the sources for the numbers I posted, so, instead of just downvoting, could you explain why you disagree? Thanks :)