haxxiy said:
Not necessarily, since the people getting the virus might be a biased sample that leans older than the average population, as it would be the case if it spread through retirement homes. That's what happened in some towns in Lombardy and Veneto. That being said, 0.1% is probably too low, unless viral load is a huge factor and these people in hospitals, retirement homes, ships etc. are getting a far more severe disease than what would be expected for the average Joe. That can happen with other diseases like tuberculosis, where prison outbreaks can be very dangerous to the individual because of the effects of overcrowding. OT - that is Milan yesterday:
SMH at the old dude, come on, he isn't even trying. The woman on the background also wearing a mask on the chin... I'll never understand. |
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The virus particles are sooooooo small, that they go right though normal masks.
ei. they offer very limited to almost no protection.
Its there to stop you from caughing / sneezeing, and haveing it spread far into the air, and infect others.
It doesnt protect you, unless you have one of those Surgical quality masks (n95?) or whatever their called.
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