Coronavirus

[molehill]

Personally we are quite concerned about it, both being late 60s and traveling abroad on holiday next week (great timing!).
I am thinking the disease will be similar to flu in fatality rates. The figures suggest there are more fatalities (percentage) with Corona virus, but this doesn't take into account we have a flu vaccination regime in UK.
I don't know the take up of flu vaccination but 25 million vaccines are offered and most V65 and vulnerable will have had the vaccine and be out of the equation. This could be the big difference in fatalities, though I don't know how that theory stands up in other countries.

[Mike T]

Personally we are quite concerned about it, both being late 60s and traveling abroad on holiday next week (great timing!).
I am thinking the disease will be similar to flu in fatality rates. The figures suggest there are more fatalities (percentage) with Corona virus, but this doesn't take into account we have a flu vaccination regime in UK.
I don't know the take up of flu vaccination but 25 million vaccines are offered and most V65 and vulnerable will have had the vaccine and be out of the equation. This could be the big difference in fatalities, though I don't know how that theory stands up in other countries.

Unfortunately it looks like the fatality rate will be higher than with flu - the lowest estimate I have seen is just under 1%, vs 0.1% with flu. And Coronavirus spreads more easily, so most people will probably get it in the next 6 months or so. Most people do not get flu each year. One hope is that as the Northern hemisphere warms up for Spring/Summer it might make the virus less active - fingers crossed.

[Muddy Retriever]

One hope is that as the Northern hemisphere warms up for Spring/Summer it might make the virus less active - fingers crossed.

Ive heard that too but wondered if that is really a realistic hope. Italy is probably relatively springlike compared to us at the moment but is the worst affected area in Europe. Singapore has nearly as many cases as us with a much smaller population.

[Witton Park]

Ive heard that too but wondered if that is really a realistic hope. Italy is probably relatively springlike compared to us at the moment but is the worst affected area in Europe. Singapore has nearly as many cases as us with a much smaller population.

Spent a lot of time in Northern Italy at this time of year in the noughties for an annual trade fair.

It certainly isn't spring like. Perhaps dryer, but colder. I had to wrap up for my early morning run

[Muddy Retriever]

Spent a lot of time in Northern Italy at this time of year in the noughties for an annual trade fair.

It certainly isn't spring like. Perhaps dryer, but colder. I had to wrap up for my early morning run

According to BBC Weather, it will get up to 20 degrees Celsius in Milan today.

[DrPatrickBarry]

According to BBC Weather, it will get up to 20 degrees Celsius in Milan today.

Conclusive proof - global warming.