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While we are debating and comparing COVID-19 to the annual influenza, the death toll is now 2428 in the US, on 3/29.
That is not a high number, actually. But consider that the death count was 1201 on 3/26, just 3 days ago.
That's exponential growth. And that's what experts worry about. You just keep on doubling.
The problem with COVID-19 is that it destroys patient's lungs like no flu does. And if you give them oxygen and ventilators, some of the bad cases recover. If you don't, they die for lack of oxygen.
The above was what Chinese doctors observed in Wuhan, and they sounded the alarm. When Wuhan was put in total lockdown, they did not have that many dead patients. I can look it up again, but the number was small. They knew that this was new, and it was bad.
Doctors all around the world deal with the flu all the time. They say this is different. Why do we keep doubting them? And we can see patients piling up with our own eyes too.
That is not a high number, actually. But consider that the death count was 1201 on 3/26, just 3 days ago.
That's exponential growth. And that's what experts worry about. You just keep on doubling.
I am not trying to downplay the severity of COVID-19. Just pointing out we can't do too much more for the seasonal flu, either.
The problem with COVID-19 is that it destroys patient's lungs like no flu does. And if you give them oxygen and ventilators, some of the bad cases recover. If you don't, they die for lack of oxygen.
The above was what Chinese doctors observed in Wuhan, and they sounded the alarm. When Wuhan was put in total lockdown, they did not have that many dead patients. I can look it up again, but the number was small. They knew that this was new, and it was bad.
Doctors all around the world deal with the flu all the time. They say this is different. Why do we keep doubting them? And we can see patients piling up with our own eyes too.
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