In real terms maybe

Everythibg I have seen suggests it is more infectious, and has a higher death rate, than flu.

If it takes hold in a country less willing to shut down its economy and quarantine millions of its people en masse, I dont think we really know how bad it could be.

Still, if we lose 1-2% of the global population, I think we can go back to eating red meat more than once a week?

*checks Bupa policy wording*

Posted By: CWC on February 11th 2020 at 21:25:35

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Journo friend of mine on Twitter (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 11, 17:00:05
- Death and taxes, so far I’ve avoided both (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 11, 21:21:33
- Not really scary though, is it? Not like Ebola (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 11, 20:03:16
  - 43,000 infected, 1000 dead. a 1 in 43 chance of dying (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 11, 20:13:51
    - I think it's more than they're telling us (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 11, 20:24:17
      - Will be tip of the iceberg stuff (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:25:43
        
        Still, Milton Keynes being a holding centre is good news (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 11, 20:29:02
        
        thing is we are all going to die anyway so no point in worrying bout it really (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 11, 20:28:54
        
        Innit bruv (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:34:51
        
        Eggs act Lee. We're all doomed. (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 11, 20:31:23
        
        get well soon pal (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 11, 21:00:06
        
        on the plus side, loz won't need to worry about the window any more (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 11, 20:34:08
    - Medic chums of mine keep saying far more people die of flu (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 11, 20:17:48
      - In real terms maybe (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 11, 21:25:35
        
        Flu has something like a 2% death rate. This seems similar (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 11, 22:37:53
      - I had swine flu in 2010 put me in Addenbrookes for three days (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 11, 21:24:16
      - Queens gynaecologist? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:32:12
      - 1 in 43? surely not. Though flu can obviously be a killer (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 11, 20:20:26
        
        Every death is reported, every sniffle is not (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 11, 20:34:48
        
        the effects seem a bit worse than a bit of snuckling tbf (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 11, 20:39:49
        
        I think for most people, it’s pretty mild (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 11, 20:50:19
        
        Bloke that works for me had flu in the NEw Year and ended up in hospital (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Feb 11, 21:45:14
        
        certainly hope that's the case. (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 11, 20:54:19
    - Girl (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:14:35
      - luckily there are no cases here, yet. You lot are all definitely fucked though (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 11, 20:16:54
        
        It’s Worthing who’s in real trouble, Brighton is now a plague zone (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 11, 20:18:35
        
        Should cull all humans in a 20 mile perimeter of Brighton (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:21:37
        
        What about SCC? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 11, 20:26:43
        
        Hopefully he’s in the 20 mile radius zone (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:30:39
        
        Nope almost 100 miles (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 11, 21:40:36
        
        FFS !! (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 22:02:39
        
        Lolf (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 11, 20:59:12
        
        If not there's a local bus service I expect. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 11, 20:47:04
        
        someone could always drive down and ferry him in. public service, would def get a medal (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 11, 21:05:03
        
        If not there (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 11, 20:46:35
        
        just fence it all off and patrol it with drones for live TV broadcasts of the chaos (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 11, 20:25:48
- Liar (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 18:53:29
- I have sore eyes and feel exhausted (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 11, 18:45:19
  - Stop eating (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:38:05
- I've got a fever, cough and sniffle (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 11, 17:20:16
  - I’ll miss you (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 11, 20:24:44
    - You may be the only one tbf (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 11, 21:27:00
  - ^^ laying ground work for a day in bed ^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 11, 20:03:54
  - Confined With Coronavirus (n/m) (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Feb 11, 17:32:29
  - RIP CWC (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 11, 17:29:49
- while you wait for all our deaths can you do me a favour please? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 11, 17:17:38
  - Hmm (General Chat) - duke of york, Feb 11, 17:23:44

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