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PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. It's the overblown coverage.

Reply to soryang (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 01:18 PM

Feb 2020

So far the death rate from this corona virus is about 2%. And that's almost entirely older people, or those with underlying health issues. Healthy young adults are not dropping dead in the streets.

Plus, I've seen a number of completely irresponsible and fear-mongering posts on-line claiming that millions of Chinese have come down with this disease and that many thousands have died already.

People think that science fiction shows or movies are documentaries.

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For Americans, flu remains a bigger threat than coronavirus [View all] soryang Feb 2020 OP

It's the overblown coverage. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #1

+1 Mosby Feb 2020 #2

Old folks and people with chronic health conditions are dying from it Warpy Feb 2020 #3

Conditions in China are the most important thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #4

China is reporting about 2000 new cases a day Warpy Feb 2020 #5

Right. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #6