coronavirus...put it into perspective

fj12ryder wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:

rexlion wrote:
China seems to be on the downhill side of this outbreak. They say the incidence of new cases as well as the incidence of deaths in China have both declined for the past month. China's population is 1.435 Billion. Total deaths attributed to this virus, as of now, stands at 3,255. If my math is correct, that's a mortality rate of 0.00022% of the population in the nation that was the origin and epicenter of the disease. (Mortality rates are supposed to be calculated versus total population, but many news sources are figuring death number versus number diagnosed with the disease, a misleading statistic if it's called "mortality rate.")

Have you looked at the draconian measures China took to reach this point? Are we willing to submit to them here?

China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries

Uh, a lot of those measures are already done: closing concerts, arenas, large gatherings of people, closing restaurants and shops, curfews in some areas. And talk of limiting travel except for necessary people. Those are all pretty draconian steps to take.

More than 50 million people under mandatory quarantine has not occurred in the US, nor is our government monitoring our movements using popular phone apps to enforce compliance. In other parts of China people "voluntarily" quarantined and were monitored by appointed leaders. Are we up for that here?