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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by tanilama on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:08AM (#22421542)
COVID-19 is much more powerful than any of these you mentioned before.

It is SARS+, less fatal but much more infectious. In a way, it is a very successful virus (in a nightmare scenario), that aspiring to become the next flu.

The Chinese scientists had admitted that, we might have to live with this virus from this time forward. It won't go away like SARS-v1.

Also to note, fatality rate might seem low, but 20% of ALL patients will develop severe lung issue, that is what makes this virus pretty damn dangerous to us.

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:35AM (#22421888)
>Also to note, fatality rate might seem low, but 20% of ALL patients will develop severe lung issue, that is what makes this virus pretty damn dangerous to us.

Source?

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by yulaow on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:09AM (#22422029)
- 13.8% are severe, developing severe diseases including pneumonia and shortness of breath.

- 4.7% as critical and can include: respiratory failure, septic shock, and multi-organ failure.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-sympto...

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:22AM (#22423109)
I don’t know how reputable that website is, the company that owns that website has less than 10 employees and was founded in 2016. I’d rather get the info from CDC/WHO/other reputable organizations for info.

Lots of grand claims on this website too, makes it seem sketchy:

https://dadax.cn/en/about-dadax/

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by hellofunk on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @09:57AM (#22423451)
It’s been widely reported by health officials all over the world that 80% of cases have only mild illness, but the remaining 20% have very serious illness.
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