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But my point is that surely these additional 60,000 people (and probably many more who recovered) must have gone through ICU.
by cm2187 7y ago
But my point is that surely these additional 60,000 people (and probably many more who recovered) must have gone through ICU.
- MLpractitioner 7y agoNot necessarily, and maybe they didn't need artificial ventilation which is the big deal here.
- gpderetta 7y agoAlso, flu didn't go away. covid-19 is in addition to the stress to the health system caused by flu (and all other diseases) and in a very short time.
- jonplackett 7y agoand also, even at the very lowest end, COVID-19's death rate is an order of magnitude more than Flu (0.1% vs 1%)