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Re:Tell HN: How USA school closure seems to be working out by raverbashing on Saturday March 07, 2020 @01:01PM (#22512960)
No need for theories, the disease is more fatal to those over 80 y.o. That's why the mortality is higher: demographics
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Re:Tell HN: How USA school closure seems to be working out by _red on Saturday March 07, 2020 @01:12PM (#22513014)
>No need for theories

Germany has 700 cases and 0 deaths. Austria has 80 cases and 0 deaths...both of these countries are adjacent to Northern Italy region, in which 233+ have died.

Saying "no theory needed" frankly raises more questions than provides answers.

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Re:Tell HN: How USA school closure seems to be working out by raverbashing on Saturday March 07, 2020 @01:54PM (#22513279)
Death rate being 0.5% in Italy, for 80 Austrian cases we might have one fatality soon.

When was the 1st case in Germany and when was the 1st case in Italy?

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Re:Tell HN: How USA school closure seems to be working out by xendo on Saturday March 07, 2020 @03:24PM (#22513794)
233 out of 5883 is not 0.5%
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Re:Tell HN: How USA school closure seems to be working out by raverbashing on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:57PM (#22514439)
Yes, you're right, bad mental math

it's ~ 4%

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

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