Originally Posted by
stimpy
I wrote "what matters the most to the most people". It should be obvious that most adults are healthy enough to withstand this virus or the flu. It is also correct that people who are not in good health have a rather high risk with Coronavirus and should take all precautions. For the rest of us, it should be business as usual and it will go back to just that once the panic is over.
I've been traveling a lot and while the passenger loads are down on planes and trains, I'm not the only one on board. There are plenty of others like me who aren't buying in to the panic.
You would be right if hospitals won't get overwhelmed, which they already have done in a) Wuhan in Jan/Feb, b) Iran, c) Italy...and so far, if we fail to contain COVID-19, this is just the tip of the iceberg...no country has seen more than 0.1% prevalence yet ...and a pandemic will see 100x higher infection rate.
Then yes, if you are in peak health, you will still probably be fine, but the middle-aged heart disease/ cancer/ inflammatory bowel disease/ etc etc sufferers will all also have much increased morbidity and mortality.
Business as usual, but at what societal cost?
tb