I'm no expert, but when I see some people comparing the coronavirus to the Spanish influenza, a sense of proportion has been lost. Here's one way I think about it:
i) Total world population: 7.7 billion
ii) National population totals (10s-100s of millions or more)
iii) Fractional subtotal of those infected
iv) Fractional sub-subtotal of infected who naturally recover
v) Fractional sub-subtotal of those requiring hospitalization
It's a serious problem when hospitals are overwhelmed, but in terms of the relative scale of the body count, aren't some doomsdayers losing a sense of proportion? That's not to make light of the body count, but in terms of historical comparisons and realistic projections...
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