Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

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Greenbank in reply to @Saffronspokes

Annual global deaths from starvation ticked past 2 million this week whilst Covid-19 deaths for the equivalent period are still under 17,000.

If Covid-19 goes unchecked throughout the world then even a conservative 1% mortality rate will see 78 million dead so it has the capacity for outstripping deaths from starvation (albeit for a short while).

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Howard in reply to @Greenbank

If Covid-19 goes unchecked throughout the world then even a conservative 1% mortality rate will see 78 million dead so it has the capacity for outstripping deaths from starvation (albeit for a short while).

I'm hoping that the mortality rate will gradually be lowered downwards towards that of flu as we learn more and get better at attribution. I'm really hoping that this thing basically tag teams with flu so whilst many will have their deaths attributed to it, that will mean less will have their deaths attributed to the flu and the net is only partially altered.

Or something. Completely wishful thinking, in fact. Who knows.

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Saffronspokes in reply to @Howard

Pretty much agree with you.

Can't help but feel that given the shambles of testing and the minimal effects it has on most people that millions of negligible cases are being missed and not counted in the figures.

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