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It'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
by sharken 7y ago
It'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 7y 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 7y agoDo you have some data that backs up this claim ?