I think what some people are getting at with the flu comparison is that the flu is a relatively unthreatening virus for the general population and that sars-cov-2 will turn out to be a lot less lethal than the 1 or 2 % fatality rate that is going round at the moment. I’ve read that it’s likely to be around 0.5%.Originally Posted by Packerman
not sure why anyone bothers to engage with gluey tbh,
he's convinced this is a storm in a teacup.
nothing to see here move along
the fact that we are losing nearly a thousand people a day and everyone is living in a surreal world atm is neither here nor there to our resident know-all
15 people died in a care home recently, they only tested 5, the other ten were just added to the stats (all same symptoms)
my previous partner died in a care home(thank **** she isn't alive for me and he children to worry about and not see for months)
my current partner works in a care home and they have 5 residents with symptoms) she's worked in that home for 19 years and has never seen ANYTHING like it
the fear and anxiety is all pervading but its just compatible to a bad years seasonal flu apparently so on we go living in a parallel universe to the norm of a few weeks ago
Spoken about in these terms, we are looking at a virus that is a bit more harmful than a somewhat harmless virus. Which is kind of undeniable.
That said, in the context of elderly care facilities, we are talking about a virus that is much more contagious and is going to kill ten or twenty times more people than the flu. However, I should imagine a flu outbreak in an old people’s home is a little more worrying than it would be on a university campus too.
I’m 39 and I’m a little concerned. If I were 70 odd , I’d be worried and cautious with it. And the stats would pretty much back me up.
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