Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
Virus in November: I might kill everybody, nobody knows yet.

People in November: Meh, who cares?

Virus in March: I'm not an existential threat, I kill the old and unhealthy, and my kill rate is most likely 0.1% of infected or below.

People in March: DESTROY THE ECONOMY NOW!!!
I thought the first case was reported in December..?

Quote Originally Posted by CoccoBill
The death rate of 80+ years old is 15-18%, for 70-79 7-8%. High blood pressure seems to be the worst pre-existing condition to have, followed by cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
It's pretty bad, but it's too early to know what the actual death rates of the coronavirus are.

This link is a few days old, but I've found it and shared it with others on this topic, so I'm just lazily linking to it again.

https://www.livescience.com/is-coronavirus-deadly.html