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No, it's because of the asymptomatic nature of it and carelessness by the officials. Without supply and strong backend infrastructure, panic will only cause si

No, it's because of the asymptomatic nature of it and carelessness by the officials. Without supply and strong backend infrastructure, panic will only cause situation to worsen as people crowd up to get supplies, find them out of stock and blow themselves up over it. Panic will also cause a shortage of human resources which are required to handle the situation. People will line up over small issues and displace those who truly need the help like what happened with masks and hand sanitizers. Hospitals won't be able to keep up. The staff will have other problems to deal with as their toddlers or family members are in panic at home due to schools, offices etc everything shutting down. Mortality rate for people under 40s is not high. When you consider the risk factor, you would be more likely to die from using escalators and stairs over a period of 1-2 year. Stop overblowing/underblowing the thing.

davidw 7y ago
You're right that we should not panic, but start doing the easy things right away to slow the spread.
hajile 7y ago
Overall mortality rate for the flu is around 0.1% and most of those are very old or very young. Mortality in your 30s for COVID-19 is around 0.2% which is twice that if flu overall making the rate much, much higher than normal for that age group.
lliamander 7y ago
> Without supply and strong backend infrastructure, panic will only cause situation to worsen as people crowd up to get supplies, find them out of stock and blow themselves up over it. If you do not give people social permission to take reasonable precautions when things are still good, the panic that happens when things get bad will be worse. > Panic will also cause a shortage of human resources which are required to handle the situation. People will line up over small issues and displace those who truly need the help like what happened with masks and hand sanitizers. Hospitals won't be able to keep up. The staff will have other problems to deal with as their toddlers or family members are in panic at home due to schools, offices etc everything shutting down. The more people are able to take reasonable precautions that involve social distancing and self-isolation, the more drastically we can reduce the number of people infected, and the less impacted the healthcare system will be. > Mortality rate for people under 40s is not high. It's still higher than the flu, and the risk of hospitalization is still pretty high. "Healthy people under 40" are not the only demographic that should be considered when responding to a pandemic. Many people are not "healthy people under 40". Many of us have dependents who would be at grave risk if they were to be infected with the virus. The danger to them is significantly higher than the flu. There are no vaccines, and no treatments for this disease. Our only recourse is to reduce spread through social distancing. Fortunately, unlike with the seasonal flu, it may still be possible to stamp out this disease.
- jbay808 7y ago
  Yes, exactly this. And if you have any concern for the at-risk populations in your area, rather than just yourself, you should quarantine yourself if you get sick, and you'll want to have the supplies on hand to do that.
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davidw 7y ago

You're right that we should not panic, but start doing the easy things right away to slow the spread.

hajile 7y ago

Overall mortality rate for the flu is around 0.1% and most of those are very old or very young. Mortality in your 30s for COVID-19 is around 0.2% which is twice that if flu overall making the rate much, much higher than normal for that age group.

lliamander 7y ago

> Without supply and strong backend infrastructure, panic will only cause situation to worsen as people crowd up to get supplies, find them out of stock and blow themselves up over it. If you do not give people social permission to take reasonable precautions when things are still good, the panic that happens when things get bad will be worse. > Panic will also cause a shortage of human resources which are required to handle the situation. People will line up over small issues and displace those who truly need the help like what happened with masks and hand sanitizers. Hospitals won't be able to keep up. The staff will have other problems to deal with as their toddlers or family members are in panic at home due to schools, offices etc everything shutting down. The more people are able to take reasonable precautions that involve social distancing and self-isolation, the more drastically we can reduce the number of people infected, and the less impacted the healthcare system will be. > Mortality rate for people under 40s is not high. It's still higher than the flu, and the risk of hospitalization is still pretty high. "Healthy people under 40" are not the only demographic that should be considered when responding to a pandemic. Many people are not "healthy people under 40". Many of us have dependents who would be at grave risk if they were to be infected with the virus. The danger to them is significantly higher than the flu. There are no vaccines, and no treatments for this disease. Our only recourse is to reduce spread through social distancing. Fortunately, unlike with the seasonal flu, it may still be possible to stamp out this disease.

jbay808 7y ago
Yes, exactly this. And if you have any concern for the at-risk populations in your area, rather than just yourself, you should quarantine yourself if you get sick, and you'll want to have the supplies on hand to do that.

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