Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Nautilus]

SvennoJ said:

Nautilus said:
This is officially the week that everything went to shit.Companies cancelling interviews over this(happened to me), stores closing down because the government demands it, flights being cancelled, theme parks closing, E3 cancelled...

Somethings I get, like Disney closing for the time being, but government forcing stores to close?It isn't the virus that's going to cause a dent on humanity, the economy will...

Honestly, this is getting out of hand... people should be more level headed.

It's the slow response, lack of screening at airports etc, that has gotten us into this mess. It was known since Januari. Shit happened in China, everyone just waited to see what would happen. Now Italy is closed down and Europe is following step, extreme measures are the only thing left.

What do you think the death toll is going to be when the health care system collapses, people are already rejected at hospitals in Italy. The economy can recover. Worst case scenario (Without these measures) is up to 70% of the population infected with up to 15% needing to be hospitalized. That's what all the fuss is about.

70%?Honestly, that's just an exageration.First, if things ever got that bad, countries would do the same as China and Italy, and would quarantine cities and such.So, it wouldn't come to that.

Secondly the population itself would start taking preventive measures, such as bringing hand sanitizers along, or avoiding public places for some time.Plus, the disease spreads through contact, so it dosen't have that much power in terms of contamination.

The biggest problem is the hospitals, with them not being able to handle.But then governments could try to shoote this part by bringing extra help, hiring doctors from other countries and setting temporary shelters to treat the infected.

Again, its a serious situation, but it's not the end of the world.I mean, if Europe survived the damn black plague during the 16th century with 0.01 of the technology we have today, I think we will be just fine.Which is why I think some of these measures are just too extreme.