Coronavirus deaths 348 Since Jan 1 - Flu deaths 23,000 Since Jan

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U.S. Coronavirus deaths 348 Since Jan 1 - U.S. Flu deaths 23,000 Since Jan 1 - numbers from the CDC

Do you see the irony?

Panic, Panic, Panic. and for what? Follow the money. Who gains the most by setting the word in PANIC?

Watch the Stock Market, who is trying to crash the market so they can buy low? Who is trying to scare hoards of people who don't read the facts?

The mortality rate for the coronavirus in the US continues to fall as more and more Americans are able to be tested.

12 days ago the US coronavirus mortality rate was 4.06
Today the mortality rate is down to 1.29%!

PERSPECTIVE:
** The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic killed 675,000 out of US population of 103,268,000 or about — 1 in 200
** The 2020 Coronavirus has killed 218 (so far) out of a population of 333,546,000 or less than — 1 in a million

(Still, as my mother would say "wash your hands and don't pick your nose", anyway)

[Eric X.]

@Account Closed  The US response to coronavirus has been terrible.  Although this isn't going to be a walking dead scenario...you don't want the USA to become Italy.  Issue is that this is very easy to transfer and survives quite a while even in people with zero symptoms.  It puts the elderly and people with pre existing respiratory issues at great risk.  Just because the number of fatalities is less than the flu doesn't mean it doesn't need to be taken seriously.

There will always be ones to take advantage of a falling market.  That won't change.  The reason the market came down is to prevent needless infections and deaths.  Flattening the curve is a real thing believe it or not. You might be fine where you are at but places like NYC are getting hammered and hospitals are at capacity of higher. 

Panic? probably bit too far but it is probably prudent to be safe & cautious