Making clear to policy makers that we need effective measures (full lockdowns, disinfection of public infrastructure, contact tracing and door-to-door testing) or more people will needlessly die, and pushing the needle of public opinion to give policy makers room to act.
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And that's one of the healthiest populations in the world (4% obese vs 40% in USA), in a country constantly on a literal war footing because of its neighbor.
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What do you think of this? South Korea has ... confirmed more than 6,000 cases. Its fatality rate is around 0.6%. vs. The US ... has 221 confirmed cases and 12 deaths, suggesting a death rate of 5%. https://www.businessinsider.com/south-korea-coronavirus-testing-death-rate-2020-3 … They're using cases, not resolutions!
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Yes, but the epidemiologists don't, this is just the PR intern of the WHO I suppose. Internally they will use estimates of the distribution of true cases from 2–4 weeks ago.
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I'm curious, what's that based on? The Johns Hopkins data shows a 5% death rate. Which is nearly identical to China's. I'm not trying to be a dick -- I know there are a lot of cases that slip through the cracks without being detected, thus raising the death rate.
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