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Even if we shut down all medical facilities, 20% of the population dying is outlandish. Myanmar's circumstances excluded.
by spywaregorilla 5y ago
Even if we shut down all medical facilities, 20% of the population dying is outlandish.
Myanmar's circumstances excluded.
- lebuffon 5y ago20% might be high but in the absence of oxygen support most people over 65..70 will expire if they stay sick longer than a week with this damned virus. I don't know the how big the senior population of Myanmar is but 10% is not unreasonable.
- MaxBarraclough 5y agoAccording to a 2020 report, [0] the hospitalisation rate for over-80s is around 20%. The hospitalisation rate for over-65s will be far lower. [0] https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196573/covid-19-one-five-over-80s-need-hospitalisation/ https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196573/covid-19-one-five-ove...