50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic

Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by dnautics on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:20AM (#22602262)

The only thing that matters in the end is total population mortality rate.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @02:39AM (#22602361)

That is a bad metric. The death rate could be really bad yet the overall death rate would still not change very much.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by imtringued on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @05:44AM (#22603258)

If I am the only person on the planet with a 100% deadly disease why should I force everyone else to suffer because of me?

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:31AM (#22605803)

The fear and suffering alone is enough to have a negative effect on people, so it matters.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by spookthesunset on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:51PM (#22606938)

So is shutting down the entire worlds economy. That has massive, very real impacts well beyond just money.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @01:19PM (#22607338)

Ya, but the anxiety of thinking you might sick and die also has negative impacts beyond just money.

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