My family still lives in Turin and mom work in hospital ;) So, i think i can write something down: The biggest problem is that C really affect old people. So, yes - old people die...thats terrible, nothing to say. BUT, mom hospital is overcrowded with < 45 years old... Why you ask me? Cause people is went crazy, media, tv, everything. Yee, you will feel it like a cold, yee its a tougher one, but honestly, if you are <60 and can still breath on your own -> just lay in bed, drink more and relax. Thats the only advice for now.

> if you are <60 and can still breath on your own -> just lay in bed

That’s the most comforting thing I’ve read so far.

You’re good to relax in bed, until you can’t breathe. No need to panic until then.

If you drop your sarcastic veneer for a sec, I think in context what the GP said is entirely reasonable.

The panic and uproar around covid-19, while justified to an extent, will lead to a lot of otherwise-healthy, anxiety-ridden people to report to the hospital.

As a shitty anecdote, I remember in university getting really sick, where I was sick for 3-5 weeks straight and ny lungs felt scorched (using that word metaphorically, basically they hurt like a bitch). I didn’t go to the doctor because I never would go to the doctor for anything short of a dislocated shoulder, and there was definitely a period of several days where I had the same thought everyone has: “will I ever get better?”.

I did get better.

I know it’s a shitty anecdote, but the point I want to get across is some “normal” colds/strep/whatever that was can be really crippling, but because people aren’t trained to freak out the way they are with this one, a good portion of people will correctly stay home.