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Nerman said:
CDC says older adults should “stay at home as much as possible” due to coronavirus
From CNN Health’s Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield

Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new guidance on its website, encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to “stay at home as much as possible.”
This advice is on a CDC website that was posted Thursday.
The CDC says early data suggests older people and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease are at higher risk for more serious illness from the novel. coronavirus. The CDC says older people are twice as likely to become seriously ill if they become infected with the virus.
Some context: This advice from the CDC comes as two top infectious disease experts with ties to the federal government have advised people over 60 and those with underlying health problems to strongly consider avoiding activities that involve large crowds, such as traveling by airplane, going to movie theaters, attending family events, shopping at crowded malls, and going to religious services.
A Trump administration official tells CNN that the US Department of Health and Human Services “is in the process of doing targeted outreach to the elderly community and those that have serious underlying health conditions.”
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Glad I am retired?
 
SD said:
The amount of gloves and hand sanitizer being purchased right now is unreal. Literally have more quantity on open sales orders than I have in stock on order+on order+available from suppliers.

Now there is an empty container shortage.
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Another Food Lion (That still exist lol) on my way home. ??‍♂️

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The 1968 pandemic (flu) killed 1 million people.


February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) killed 1.1 million


2009 H1N1 killed 20k

Then the big dog.... The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.





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Crazy Stat: 53,000+ American soldiers died in combat in WW1. 550,000+ American soldiers died from the Spanish flu during but majority after WW1. (Majority from being overseas.)
 
This really is sad.

What is happening in Italy?
Officials announced the record daily death toll in a statement on Friday.

They said the number could not be officially confirmed until health officials had "established the actual cause of death".

The national health institute said the average age of those who have died was 81, with the majority suffering from underlying health problems. An estimated 72% of all those who have died were men.

According to government data, 4.25% of confirmed coronavirus cases have died, the highest rate in the world.

Italy has one of the world's oldest populations
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Coronavirus: Italy reports biggest daily jump in death toll

Officials say 49 more people have died, marking the country's largest daily increase in fatalities.
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If accurate and not knowing how many “Carriers” that’s 0.007 MRT. Like others have said I think SK is a fair and relatively accurate barometer to use for developed nations. Of course, I’ve no idea who and how accurate the Global Times is.
 
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