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herding cats

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16. Exactly.

Reply to Massacure (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 01:14 AM

Jan 2020

There are equations to be explored here, but we don't have enough numbers yet to know the factual outcome. It's just emerging and we don't have enough facts at this moment to be definitive. Also, the more confirmed cases we have in other countries changes the possibilities.

In this, case the long incubation stage makes it more difficult. SARS was just under 7 day, so far nCoV seems to be presenting at near 14 days. Which just adds to the variables.

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Coronavirus claims 15 more lives in China; first two cases reported in Europe [View all] Quackers Jan 2020 OP

15 deaths over many days compared to 55,000 deaths every day due to at140 Jan 2020 #1

Uh no. 15 more deaths since yesterday's update on a 1 month old virus. nt Quackers Jan 2020 #3

Gotcha...still 15 versus 55,000 die every day in China from various causes. at140 Jan 2020 #4

I think you may be missing the bigger picture. Quackers Jan 2020 #6

I think you are missing the big picture. former9thward Jan 2020 #8

Extrapolation of the data is the big picture Quackers Jan 2020 #9

Ordinary Flu spreads much faster than the Caronvirus has been! at140 Jan 2020 #17

Measles only killed a dozen Americans in the past 20 yr NickB79 Jan 2020 #10

I believe in proportions at140 Jan 2020 #11

It's a numbers game. herding cats Jan 2020 #12

Indeed, a number game it is. Massacure Jan 2020 #13

Exactly. herding cats Jan 2020 #16

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Jan 2020 #15

Kick. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #2

exactly... FirstLight Jan 2020 #7

Yikes! I have 6 flights coming up ecstatic Jan 2020 #5

Amazing how these foreign disease panics line up with our election cycle Recursion Jan 2020 #14