Apr-07-2020, 01:34 AM
I got tired of hearing how terrible Covid-19 is. It is a calamity, but way overblown so I calculated the following:
The flu of 1968-69 (Hong Kong) for the 3 month period of Jan - March showed 307 deaths per million population (USA)
Covid -19 during same period (Jan - Mar) shows 9643 deaths, with current population of 327 million, that's 29 deaths per million
10 times less than 68-69. Nothing closed in 68-69.
It's not good, but the world still functioned in 68 and 69 even though that pandemic (so labelled) was 10 times worse.
The flu of 1968-69 (Hong Kong) for the 3 month period of Jan - March showed 307 deaths per million population (USA)
Covid -19 during same period (Jan - Mar) shows 9643 deaths, with current population of 327 million, that's 29 deaths per million
10 times less than 68-69. Nothing closed in 68-69.
It's not good, but the world still functioned in 68 and 69 even though that pandemic (so labelled) was 10 times worse.