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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by netheril96 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @02:27AM (#22421088)
And having Ebola is a even worse outcome. But few in developed countries worry about Ebola at all. Why? Because it is not easy for them to catch Ebola at all.
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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by bitreality on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:41AM (#22421662)
This is a disease with a high spread rate, medium fatality rate. That's far more of a public threat than low spread rate, high fatality rate. Spread rate is far more relevant than death rate, and to top it off someone can be spreading it for weeks with no symptoms.
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