Thread: How Is Covid-19 Impacting Life in Your City?
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Old Posted Mar 10, 2020, 7:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bilbao58 View Post
It still has a death rate 10 times that of the flu for people under 50. And it might not kill you, or even make you ill, but it could very well kill Granny after you go visit her.
Obviously one shouldn’t go visit Granny right now. And perhaps Granny should stay home. Otherwise, life goes on.

People throw out statistics like the above, but 10x almost zero is still almost zero.
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