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> The news on Cornavirus is in trending significantly in the positive direction Positive in terms of increasing case numbers, yes.

• war1025 6y ago
  > Positive in terms of increasing case numbers, yes. As the number of people I know who have caught it grows, I have to say I don't really see that as a negative thing. Most of the new cases are in the young-adult demographic. Almost universally they suffer no long term complications and the most unpleasant part of the sickness is being confined to their home for a week and a half. Number of confirmed cases is the wrong metric. We know very well by now who is at elevated risk. If you are not in the elevated risk category, and you are able to avoid those who are at elevated risk, then there is very little for you to worry about.
  • timmytokyo 6y ago
    >Almost universally they suffer no long term complications and the most unpleasant part of the sickness is being confined to their home for a week and a half. Citation please. As a relatively young person suffering from the long-term consequences of this disease, I am infuriated whenever anyone says something so false.
    • henry_bone 6y ago
      > ... I am infuriated whenever anyone says something so false. Citation please. Is it actually false? Your one case does not a fact make. What percentage of confirmed cases in people under the age of, say, 40, result in long term complications? Edit: Corrected punctuation and replaced "statistical fact" with just "fact".
      • nicoburns 6y ago
        Percentage of confirmed cases is the wrong statistic to be looking at here. Because a lot of these cases aren't even being tracked due to not having life threatening symptoms, but never the less seem to result in long-term symtoms that have a significant impact on people's lives.