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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There haven't been any hot spots in quite awhile - since Iran  or Italy. So far very few outbreak areas. A good sign.

If this was really snowballing, we would see continuous new hot spots developing around the world but we are mostly seeing a more typical flu season like pattern. [/quote]

There is a lag. 14 days of incubating and infecting others, then symptoms.

That’s why we got to get our test kit numbers up and make shift testing and hospital beds up, plus respirators, masks, gloves, disinfectants.

And people have to do their part too, minimize social interactions and number of people you’re exposed to per day. Esp new people. [/quote]

We would already be seeing huge numbers in hospitals and deaths...this virus has been infecting people in China since at least early November if not earlier. There are thousands of flights from China to around the world from November through the end of January. Yet there are only 3800 deaths worldwide and 3100 of them are in China where the virus originated and only two other countries have more than 100 deaths.

Don't forget the flu kills 35,000 Americans annually - 25,500 of them over 65.
This virus, despite being in circulation for more than 4 months during the virus season has only killed 3800 people worldwide and most of those are at the site where the virus originated.
The mass panic is really not warranted. Take precautions as you would to avoid getting sick - your elderly parents are still far more likely to die from the regular flu than from CoV2.[/quote]

The virus has not been in circulation worldwide for 4 months. 2 1/2 weeks ago Italy had 3 cases and no deaths. Why don't you check out what those numbers are now?

No one is panicking. We want a proactive strategy that prevents it from getting out of hand. Test, identify, isolate, treat, and cancel events with large crowds. If there's evidence of multiple branches of community transmission in a community, then look at stricter strategies like closing schools and businesses.

Protect the elderly - their death rate >15%, which is much higher than their death rate from seasonal flu.[/quote]

No one is panicking? Have you read these boards? It is 99% panicking and 1% trying to be rational.

Anyways, I will continue to look to experts who are world leaders in pandemic management - not to DCUM posters who think they know more than any expert out there. The WHO pandemic team spent weeks in China learning everything they could. The experts are not saying to panic. In fact, they are saying the opposite. They are saying go about your life but use normal precautions like handwashing to avoid getting sick. Most people outside of DCUM are still doing that. Flights are full, people are living their lives outside of DCUM. The anxiety on here is insane.[/quote]

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