01-27-2020, 10:03 PM
(01-27-2020, 01:05 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: Lethality: 3% of infected people die, according to official figures
from China -- about 10 times higher than the flu, but with SARS, 10%
of infected people died (about 800 deaths out of 8000 people
infected).
3% of confirmed cases. However, there are likely lots of cases that have not been confirmed, especially since they've actually managed to identify several asymptomatic cases. The incubation period is between 2 and 14 days, so the average isn't far from the 6 days of other coronaviruses.
The mayor of Wuhan says 5 million of the 11 million population has already left, many for travel associated with the Chinese New Year's holiday. The quarantine is going to be ineffective and counterproductive.
