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That's an accurate argument for why it'd be nice if COVID19 would be not serious. Wishful thinking doesn't make it not serious. Deaths are telling for who is d
by wegs 6y ago
That's an accurate argument for why it'd be nice if COVID19 would be not serious. Wishful thinking doesn't make it not serious.
Deaths are telling for who is dead, not for who is at risk of lung damage, compromised immune system, or other consequences.
- sharken 6y agoIt's all in the eye of the beholder: Africa have registered 1,297 deaths with a population of 1.2 billion (https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/24/coronavirus-in-africa-breakdown-of-infected-virus-free-countries/ https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/24/coronavirus-in-africa-...). Given the fact that 8.8 million die yearly, i'd say that for Africa this disease can be classified as 'not serious'.
- wegs 6y agoYou're missing the point. If I break both of your legs, that's serious. You're not dead. If you catch AIDS, that's pretty serious. You're also not dead for a pretty long time. If I poke your eyes out, that's serious. You're also not dead. You've redefined a serious medical problem at one which kills you. COVID19 disables far more people than it kills. We don't know how many more, and we won't know for quite a while. With lung damage, most doctors believe the damage is permanent, but some believe people will recover in a decade or two. With other organ damage, we're just speculating.
- sharken 6y agoDo you have some data that backs up this claim ?