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You realize mild means “didn’t require hospitalization”, right? Many “mild” cases are taking weeks to recover.

• irq11 7y ago
  Well, first: no. The vast majority of cases are no worse than a head cold. But more importantly, you’re not dying and not clogging up a hospital. That’s what’s relevant to this discussion.
  • floriol 7y ago
    But that's not true. While lethality is estimated at tops 3.6%, the cases requiring hospitalization, including breathing apparatus, etc are quite high, and it WILL overflood the capacity of hospitals in virtually every country that didn't take really really serious precautions, of which there are only a handful. It will be a big problem both in Europe and in the US, because they are starting to take measures only now.
    • irq11 7y ago
      What part of what I said isn’t true? The vast majority of cases are mild, like a head cold. This is a fact, and has been reported around the world. You’re arguing about relative hospitalization rates, but that has nothing to do with the discussion here. Mild cases aren’t clogging up ICU wards at all, because they’re quite mild.