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2020-03-18 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Why COVID-19 Ravaged Italy While South Korea Remained Relatively Stable

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Posted by Woodrow 2020-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 a lot of Italian households are multi generational

possibly the younger are infection vectors, the older are infection victims

Posted by lord garth 2020-03-18 09:36|| 2020-03-18 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Do all Wuhan flu patients in need get hospital care including ICU care?

If the answer is 'yes' in South Korea that would explain the difference in mortality.

Provided that every patient gets the care he needs the Wuhan flu is no worse than a severe common flu pandemic.

However the Italian health infrastructure is being overwhelmed.
Patients are being triaged, death rates soar.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2020-03-18 15:11|| 2020-03-18 15:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Re South Korea 60% of the nation’s total—linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a secretive, messianic megachurch ... New clusters are now appearing. Since last week, authorities have reported 129 new infections, most linked to a Seoul call center.
IMO, it's just starting in South Korea.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-18 15:47|| 2020-03-18 15:47|| Front Page Top

#4 In Italy a huge number of medical personnel have been infected.

Shows there were some major problems in treatment.

Posted by lord garth 2020-03-18 16:37|| 2020-03-18 16:37|| Front Page Top

#5 If you have ever stood in an Italian bank line or coffee shop. Lots of physical contact. It's just who they are. Korea, not so much.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-03-18 17:47|| 2020-03-18 17:47|| Front Page Top

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