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Originally Posted by Arles
I always wonder about the mortality rates for new illnesses. I feel like they start out high because the milder cases never get reported. If 20 people get it and it looks like a cold/mild flu to 8 of them - how do you know those 8 had it? Throw in the sitgma of having it and my guess is the number of cases are extremely under-reported at this point. I'm not saying that we shouldn't take reasonable precautions to minimize the impact, but shutting down half the US seems a little extreme.
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This is probably my hopefulness but I think the SK numbers are telling. They are testing a lot of people, finding a lot of people with the virus and not a lot of those people are dying.
I think only the most severe people are getting tested so we have no idea who really has it.
I don't know how much caution is enough.
I would be bummed if this impacted HS softball season, but since that would not be looking out for my neighbors I guess I won't be.