[roscoguy]

Originally Posted by sail33or

First, this is a "Flu". (Not the Plague).

First, COVID-19 is NOT the flu.

Originally Posted by sail33or

Let's not punish hard working families in their 30's, 40's, etc. that have a 99.99% chance of surviving the flu.

Second, everybody has a 99.9% chance of surviving the flu as the mortality rate in the U.S. is about 0.1%, or 1 in 1,000 people that become infected. COVID-19 has an estimated mortality rate of 1% by the most optimistic estimates. This is, at minimum, 10 times as high as the flu, or 1 in every 100 who become infected.

Originally Posted by sail33or

Healthy people that get Corona Virus are not going to the hospital. They go home to bed for a few days.

Third, some young and very healthy people definitely are going to hospitals, and some are even dying. Plus, those healthy people that only stay in bed for a few days are very likely capable of infecting others. Where DO you get your news?