I'm sure you are being flippant......both the doctors in my family (spouse and younger son) are taking this a little more seriously though. The evidence is that this has just begun and will get dramatically worse. Prof Peter Piot from the LSHTM thinks so tooScary sport, those sturdy fast moving shuttlecocks must pose a significant eye injury threat.
Isn't that a death ratio of 0.16%? That's way lower than for an old bloke laid up in hospital Wuhan, if the time comes I'll be self isolating on an all inclusive caribbean cruise.
I genuinely interested - what evidence?
It's the racket heads cracking your head open that you have to trust will miss you... only had one this year so far... Mark, if I get flu I get flu but not seeking out any and every opportunity to find it!
Did you read Prof Piot's article?
Its the doubles that scares me.
The article spent more time describing their meal than giving any substantial evidence about coronavirus!
It depends on what you mean about substantial.......I agree that it is a character piece and never meant to provide epidemiological data. However, given someone of his stature is concerned about the severity of the current crisis, speaks volumes. Here's another quote from him on the BBC Today Programme:
The generally accepted figures are low for "at risk" and very, very low for others. I am sure you have read them but here you go, similar to many others.
First article is from the Irish Times, says "The threat from the virus is real" but cites no sources for most stuff. Also says "the mortality rate among people infected with flu is about 0.13 per cent. The risk of dying from coronavirus is thought to be around 2 per cent".
Damn....busted!
With respect, I'll go with the WHO and a whole cohort of experts in epidemiology than unreferenced pieces written by The Spectator and the Irish Times
