You're mixing symptoms with cause
The infection rates and death rates of civid are higher than seasonal flu. Fewer people have died so far, but only because fewer people have been infected.
Your 600 average for flu could be 12000 for covid if same numbers were infected (x20 more deadly). But covid is also looking like its at least twice as infectious so more people will get it. That 12,000 becomes many tens of thousands.
And on top of that, our ICU units would be utterly swamped so death rates would be higher and more people will be dying of otherwise treatable non-covid cases due to lack of ICU space and medical staff (who are also coming down with it in droves elsewhere).
Its not just 'a cold'.
But you know this.
Posted By: CWC on March 12th 2020 at 07:47:07
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- Certain people on here (one panicky little girl particularly) (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:12:43
- Hopefully for most it will be something they can fight off - I have major heart disease (General Chat) - Mozzer, Mar 12, 09:27:42
- Is this a Trump bot? (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Mar 12, 09:24:45
- Cheery little read... (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 12, 08:44:07
- "Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways." some context... (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 09:09:09
- Bloody hell Tombs (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 12, 09:31:33
- tar vm, not the half of it though sadly (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 09:37:39
- We've a few cases at work of sepsis,I find it weird how it's (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 12, 09:40:54
- tar vm, not the half of it though sadly (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 09:37:39
- Yep,the NHS are working wonders considering,such tough people. 💛💚👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 12, 09:27:55
- Bloody hell Tombs (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 12, 09:31:33
- "Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways." some context... (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 09:09:09
- rly? (General Chat) - Yurik Hunt, Mar 12, 07:51:42
- Quality (I'm sure reliable) journalism (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 08:22:52
- It's not the effect it will have on the young and fit that's the issue (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 12, 08:27:20
- Which makes the school closures an interesting debate because (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 12, 08:31:22
- dftt (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 08:31:11
- Noted (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 12, 08:37:49
- It's not the effect it will have on the young and fit that's the issue (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 12, 08:27:20
- Quality (I'm sure reliable) journalism (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 08:22:52
- No it is a lot more than a cold. It is virus with no known cure yet that.... (General Chat) - Saucerer, Mar 12, 07:31:41
- Not if you aren't elderly with health problems (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:36:26
- But I do have elderly relatives. Guess many on here do. (General Chat) - Saucerer, Mar 12, 08:50:22
- Exactly - it might be mild for me and you.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 12, 09:04:19
- two months!!!! (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 09:13:33
- I don’t think it will be that long (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 12, 09:54:21
- two months!!!! (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 12, 09:13:33
- Exactly - it might be mild for me and you.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 12, 09:04:19
- But I do have elderly relatives. Guess many on here do. (General Chat) - Saucerer, Mar 12, 08:50:22
- Not if you aren't elderly with health problems (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:36:26
- If my dad gets it he might die. It’s not just ‘a cold’. (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Mar 12, 07:31:39
- In that case, he would be just as vulnerable to normal winter flu (n/m) (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:38:39
- Have you heard the term 'imunisation' before? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 08:50:14
- He wouldn't be. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 12, 08:33:02
- You don't know that (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 08:53:27
- I've got an autoimmune disease. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 12, 09:03:24
- You don't know that (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 08:53:27
- He’s had a flu jab (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Mar 12, 07:45:32
- In that case, he would be just as vulnerable to normal winter flu (n/m) (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:38:39
- It’s pretty ignorant to call it just a cold no? (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Mar 12, 07:17:32
- Not really when, for the vast majority of the population, (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:33:46
- You're mixing symptoms with cause (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 12, 07:47:07
- None of that will happen (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 08:25:33
- It will if people take the attitude that it’s just a cold (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 12, 09:01:33
- Don't be a moron. Get your kicks elsewhere. (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 12, 08:34:55
- It's literally happening in Italy right now (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 12, 08:27:48
- And largely because they didn’t take it seriously enough early on (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 12, 09:04:58
- None of that will happen (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 08:25:33
- You're mixing symptoms with cause (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 12, 07:47:07
- Not really when, for the vast majority of the population, (General Chat) - South stand corner, Mar 12, 07:33:46
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