Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1

Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by ajuc on Monday March 16, 2020 @04:00PM (#22596933)

Economy is screwed either way, but for the people it would be better if it goes slowly - then our healthcare systems can deal with it.

If it just goes unchecked exponentialy for 2 months then significant fraction of world population will die. Like 2-digit percentage.

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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by BubRoss on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:05PM (#22608023)

That does not line up with any data collected before.

Not only that, demographically the hardest hit population (80+) are not in the time of their lives where they spend the bulk of their money nor are they in the most productive time of their lives.

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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by eyegor on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:28PM (#22599464)

How could a 2-digit percentage die when the fatality rate so far is substantially lower (~3% last I saw)?

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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by hcknwscommenter on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:36PM (#22599536)

Because that is the fatality rate range (0.9-5%) when everyone gets a ventilator/ICU bed when needed.

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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by Buttons840 on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:57PM (#22601156)

From what I've heard 12% have complications that would benefit from medical help, and 5% become "critical" and are likely to die without help.

See https://youtu.be/BYTFk34nhoI from the 10 to 12 minute mark.

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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by risyachka on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:29PM (#22601330)

I believe fatality rate is calculated using diagnosed cases, while the real number is probably way higher so fatality rate is probably close 0.9-1%.

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