- The coronavirus may present flu-like symptoms, but it’s nothing like the flu when it comes to contagiousness and evolution.
- Comparing the COVID-19 death toll with the flu’s fatality rate or the number of car accident victims, as President Trump did as he argued that the economy should restart as soon as possible, is misleading.
- A continued exponential increase of COVID-19 cases could cripple any health care system and significantly raise the overall COVID-19 death toll.
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Governments that have made the difficult decision to shut down their countries or parts of them also have to worry about the massive impact on the economy. The longer the health crisis lasts, the more dire the effects on the economy will be. Therefore, it’s no wonder that President Trump looking to open the economy as soon as possible, maybe by Easter, in defiance of warnings from public health officials.
In his remarks on Tuesday, he likened the novel coronavirus to the flu and car accidents as he argued the cure shouldn’t be worse than the disease. It’s important to note, however, that one is not like the others in terms of immediate danger. COVID-19 might mimic flu symptoms, but that’s where comparisons should end.
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Coronavirus, the flu, and car accidents: One of these things is not like the others originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 25 Mar 2020 at 23:14:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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