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To: Crony who wrote (702633)	2/1/2020 7:59:01 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793966

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To: Crony who wrote (702633)	2/1/2020 8:02:20 PM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Recommended By lightshipsailor Stock Puppy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793966

So the most logical thing to do is to sit home and go to a hospital only when one feels really bad. It’s a conundrum. Some people would go to a hospital out of fear - or wanting to protect the people around them. And yes, in the hospital they may contract the disease even if they didn't have it previously. You make very sensible points... I’m aware that we still know very little about the nature and the epidemiology of the disease. It may yet blow up into something very bad... hope this doesn’t happen. The true incidence is probably a lot higher than the number of “confirmed” cases. To check a large number of people randomly would help discover the true prevalence of the virus in the community... but it sounds like they have their hands full taking care of those who may be sick or dying. Ultimately, I think the key issue is - how truly bad is the disease. It is possible that we know about the sickest “tip of the iceberg” - and that in most cases it’s not nearly as fatal. At this point we don’t know. Fatality rate among “confirmed” cases should drift down, as more people are diagnosed - and if the disease is not as bad as feared.

To: Crony who wrote (702633)	2/1/2020 8:30:16 PM
From: Stan	3 Recommendations Recommended By Copeland garrettjax lightshipsailor Respond to of 793966

I don't trust China to report real numbers to the rest of the world. It's what bothers me about our CDC or WHO using official data coming out of there. IMO we have to wait until it's fairly active in a region that's more trustworthy/or is allowing international ID personnel to look for themselves. One thing that seems consistent is that the elderly (I suppose at 68 I'm in that category) and compromised are its main victims. They need to be at the top of every triage list.