To say nothing of the incredibly selfish nature of that question, the fact is that even relatively younger people would be facing a significant risk of death in the likely event of a mass outbreak. I'm not sure how much the numbers have changed, but China's early CFRs put 30-39 at .18% and 40-49 at .4% If you're in that former group, would you really be comfortable with a 1 in 556 chance of dying? 1 in 250 if you were in the latter?
Last I heard there wad a suggestion to cancel all non-essential travel and anyone coming in to the country must isolate for 14 days.
They are not the only people affected. The hospitalized are also of younger ages (one in my state is in his 40s and is in a medically induced coma), and all their family members are affected by their loved ones' medical condition.
If it lasts long enough and you run out of canned food you could starve eventually
People with diabetes and asthma are also at risk
Because the people who're in panic are people who didn't read anything and just take the short cut in their heard : "oh my it's the apocalypse, we're going to need EVERYTHING! I trust others and only care for myself" they watched too many movies and didn't listen enough to History class. So the panic mainly doesn't come from the numbers but the feat to "lack" or "miss" their comfort zone.
They are people too. Beloved parents and grandparents.
Because they're not the only ones affected?
It also doesn't only affect those people...one person in critical condition here in MN is in his 30s...
UK is prioritising testing for those in hospitals, care homes, or showing severe symptoms. They aren't testing people with mild symptoms, instead telling them to stay at home and self isolate. And it's the same situation in Italy. Which is why UK and Italy death rates seem so high in comparison to cases. But in reality it's just a different testing method. Compared to South Korea who test regardless of how mild symptoms etc are - hence have a very low case to fatality rate. UK coronavirus cases in reality estimated to be 10,000+ but I'd guess way higher.
As others maybe have said, the elderly are NOT THE ONLY ones dying. Yes, the rate is much higher because of existing issues, weaker immune system etc., but to refer to them as "close to dying" is just a little insensitive.
Federal or state governments will likely pass laws that people can't be booted out or have power turned off during this.
This. My dad is is currently in isolation at his Nursing Home because he came down with a fever today. They're doing every test they can besides checking for COVID and I wonder why..
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Yes. The FCC already has decreed for internet that it can't be turned off, and some states have decreed utilities cannot be shut off for non-payment.
Mexico scares me because they have barely done anything to contain it. With busy land ports in my state there's no telling how many infected people are going to be coming and going on a daily basis. We still don't have an accurate infection number due to lack of testing. Feels like a disaster.
Lancater, PA. State just announced they are closing all nonessential businesses.
This is what frightens me. I'm not prepared to lose my job over this. I'd be homeless. I'd much rather take the risk of catching this virus than potentially lose it all because I'm forced to be quarantined. The United States doesn't offer me an option here. Unless they start giving us all a living wage I need to keep working or I'm fucked.
