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To the death rate, Korea is showing about 0.6% overall (depends on when you look at the numbers). China shows 3.8% and Italy 6.3%. Korea is THE frontline and doing everything they can to test and isolate people so I expect they are what this would look like once we have good procedures in place for testing. Right now we have an absolute mess in the US. Some of it is outside our control. The companies that make the chemicals needed for testing are running out due to demand. The first batches were all bad in the US so we lost our first testing round. We can't just magically ramp up production on something that every country needs right now (and many other countries need much more than us). Doctors are supposed to be the frontline in the US and take the sample to send out for testing, but locally we have doctors telling people not to come in but go to certain hospitals or government agencies instead (these places don't have the test either). Facebook is full of folks saying to show up at hospital x and get tested, which just sends a bunch of sick people to a place that can't do more than their own doctors. We also have people telling each other on social media that they can hold their breath for 10 seconds to see if they are infected. Here's the deal. Limit interaction with others when possible. Wash hands and/or use sanitizer, any with 60% alcohol or higher is good. This is especially important any time you touch your face. Be that "Karen" who uses sanitizer on everything. If you feel sick, stay home. Most of all , don't panic. The panic is getting ridiculous.
To the death rate, Korea is showing about 0.6% overall (depends on when you look at the numbers). China shows 3.8% and Italy 6.3%. Korea is THE frontline and doing everything they can to test and isolate people so I expect they are what this would look like once we have good procedures in place for testing.
Right now we have an absolute mess in the US. Some of it is outside our control. The companies that make the chemicals needed for testing are running out due to demand. The first batches were all bad in the US so we lost our first testing round. We can't just magically ramp up production on something that every country needs right now (and many other countries need much more than us).
Doctors are supposed to be the frontline in the US and take the sample to send out for testing, but locally we have doctors telling people not to come in but go to certain hospitals or government agencies instead (these places don't have the test either). Facebook is full of folks saying to show up at hospital x and get tested, which just sends a bunch of sick people to a place that can't do more than their own doctors. We also have people telling each other on social media that they can hold their breath for 10 seconds to see if they are infected.
Here's the deal. Limit interaction with others when possible. Wash hands and/or use sanitizer, any with 60% alcohol or higher is good. This is especially important any time you touch your face. Be that "Karen" who uses sanitizer on everything. If you feel sick, stay home. Most of all , don't panic. The panic is getting ridiculous.
