Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[JRPGfan]

Torillian said:

Lonely_Dolphin said:
It's been quite a few months now and it's clear black death this ain't. Hate me for it but I no longer buy into the fear mongering. Doing so at this point would be like no longer driving for fear of car crash. There's always a risk of catching something when you interact with people, before and after the pooh virus, nothing new here.

Car crashes kill about a 5th of the people per day as the "pooh virus". Also car crashes aren't contagious. Just like the pool drowning comparison there just isn't a good comparison to be made between accidental deaths and a contagious disease.  

Torillian just say it like this : 

Car's kill about 30,000-35,000 every year in the US.

Corona Virus HAS killed 134,000+ in about 4 months.

thats like 4-5 times as many deaths, by corona virus, in about 1/3th the time.
OR potentially ~15 times as much, as Cars do pr year, so far, in the USA.