Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions?

Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by rp00 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @02:33PM (#22426406)

I disagree with your sentiment about preppier mentality strongly. For me, it’s not about prepping to survive like THIS is a world-ending event, it’s about not getting caught in a rush to get supplies or stampedes when people panic. Tbh, that’s more of a concern than the disease.

That said, the serious complication rate is higher than the flu.

The r0 is much higher than the flu.

The disease is spread asymptomatically.

Nobody is ready if the disease does take hold and spreads widely.

Markets are/will continue to take a massive shit.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by Hnrobert42 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:27PM (#22428636)

Either A. the r0 is much higher due to asymptomatic spreading OR B. the serious complication rate is higher. It’s likely not both. If A. is true, the serious complication rate is likely overstated because there are lots of asymptomatic people who are getting counted.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by jacquesm on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:37PM (#22428715)

The serious complication rate is ~20% or so of confirmed cases, that's pretty high.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by Hnrobert42 on Saturday February 29, 2020 @03:30AM (#22449624)

But how do we know it is 20%? If R0 is higher than we think due to asymptomatic spreading, then we likely aren’t counting all the asymptomatic cases. If we did, it would result in a lower serious complication rate. That’s why I said it can’t be both.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by rimliu on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:41PM (#22427660)

You are just among the first to panic.

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