Originally Posted by
lardy
Yes this is true. More people will die of heart disease and diabetes this year than of coronavirus. But hardly anyone dies from a plane crash yet when one happens it's always on the front pages. So it's not simply about how many die and nothing else.
For media attention, it's also the novelty and Hollywood storyline. That's what's got people interested, not the death rate.
If the virus spreads quickly, as it probably will, then people are affected in all sorts of ways. Hospitals will be swamped, so standard procedures like knee operations will be postponed for months. All manner of services will be affected by staff being off sick. This is how everyone's lives will be affected. I don't know why so many just look at the death rate and no further.
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