>corona it's just the flu lmao
No it's not. Its meta-analytically estimated fatality rate is 0.75%*. That means that if every person on earth is infected, about 57 million people would die. A case fatality rate of 0.5% would still be 5 times the commonly cited case fatality rate of adult seasonal influenza.** Since there is base no immunity to this virus, unlike for the flue, it's much more likely to spread widely.
>but only old people will die
Although the elderly and people with preexisting conditions are more likely to die, young and healthy people have died from it too. Some children have now developed what looks like chronic autoimmune problems as a result of this virus, so it's still very much a matter of wait and see how long term effects will play out in the younger population.
>it's hurting the economy, and because of that people will suffer
Sure, but public health and the economy go hand in hand and one cannot thrive without the other. Even countries that did not impose a strict lockdown are dealing with severe economic fallout. Sweden, for example, is projected to lose 6.1% of its GDP in 2020**.
*https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.03.20089854v2
**https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2766121
***https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/economic-performance-and-forecasts/economic-performance-country/sweden/economic-forecast-sweden_en
No it's not. Its meta-analytically estimated fatality rate is 0.75%*. That means that if every person on earth is infected, about 57 million people would die. A case fatality rate of 0.5% would still be 5 times the commonly cited case fatality rate of adult seasonal influenza.** Since there is base no immunity to this virus, unlike for the flue, it's much more likely to spread widely.
>but only old people will die
Although the elderly and people with preexisting conditions are more likely to die, young and healthy people have died from it too. Some children have now developed what looks like chronic autoimmune problems as a result of this virus, so it's still very much a matter of wait and see how long term effects will play out in the younger population.
>it's hurting the economy, and because of that people will suffer
Sure, but public health and the economy go hand in hand and one cannot thrive without the other. Even countries that did not impose a strict lockdown are dealing with severe economic fallout. Sweden, for example, is projected to lose 6.1% of its GDP in 2020**.
*https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.03.20089854v2
**https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2766121
***https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/economic-performance-and-forecasts/economic-performance-country/sweden/economic-forecast-sweden_en
