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Flu typically doesn't need breathing apparatus. I think in 1-2 months we will know much more and will have better stats. Until then I think treating it as R0 >

by bitL 7y ago

Flu typically doesn't need breathing apparatus. I think in 1-2 months we will know much more and will have better stats. Until then I think treating it as R0 > 2 and mortality rate of 1-2% would serve us well.

Barrin92 7y ago
>Flu typically doesn't need breathing apparatus. Neither does this virus, typically. However some people end up having severe complications, as do people with the flu which is why the latter causes a few ten thousand deaths each year in the US, and half a million worldwide. The issue here really is a matter of quantity. Covid-19 is not a mysterious super disease, but it is dangerous enough to overstress an unprepared healthcare system.