Glad your sister got out of the craziness, Crowbar! Great timing to take vacation out of there.
OK…we keep hearing the horror of these microbe attacks. And of course we are not hearing The Whole Story. For comparison, here is a collection of data I looked up quickly..[hopefully fairly accurate].
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was a coronavirus that originated in China. 8,098 cases, resulting in 774 deaths
1918 “Spanish” flu …. infected 500 million people around the world and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million.
Our U.S. flu season deaths range from approx. 12,000 to 80,000 depending on a harsh or mild flu year. [again – some of these are pneumonia and might not be particularly “flu”….]
Rueters article has these numbers as of 1/26 for the Coronavirus : China confirms 1,975 people infected, 56 dead.
If this thing is like SARS….It’s way less deadly than what is labeled “flu” in the U.S. If it warps into a version like 1918 “Spanish” flu…..THAT’S the dangerous type. The type that kills off those usually young and healthy way more than the very young and very old.
I just survived our “flu” here…. [Not that I was ever in any danger] I’m not happy that I’m now in a weakened state. I’m certainly doing what I can to build back up to my normal. But as of yet, I’m not too concerned with this Coronavirus. I will be watching the mortality percentages. If those change, that’s when I’ll get real concerned.
OldMtWoman ….of course we’ve already restocked anything we used up recently.
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OldMt Woman.