So how is it that all these protests haven't destroyed the Coronavirus fear mongering?

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[–]whereswhat 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think the truth of the matter is too obsfuscated right now when it comes to COVID-19 to draw any conclusions. The reality might any of the following (among others I'm sure):

  • The virus is no more dangerous than the flu and either: (1) the news made an honest mistake or (2) something nefarious is going on someone is profiting big time or seeking to gain political power.
  • The virus is more dangerous than the flu and we haven't seen the worst of it yet. This is possible still if the Spanish flu has any lessons to teach us.
  • The powers that be knew the virus posed a special risk because it was the result of experimentation gone wrong and either: (1) they were right or (2) they were wrong.

As always, it's better to withold judgement until proper evidence is available (even if that means never forming a strong opinion). I appreciate the thought provoking question though.

[–]SuperConductiveRabbi 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Seems like a pretty clear spike to me: https://i.imgur.com/XSlbzka.png

Why wouldn't this have been caused by the masses of people mixing in protests and riots like there wasn't a pandemic going on?

# of deaths has about a 1 month latency behind infections.

[–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree that the recent push to re-open coupled with the protests has led to an apparent spike in the number of active cases in most areas. That said, I'm not sure that metric is all that informative. What matters more to me is the mortality rate. I just don't think we have reliable enough data yet to come up with a number comparable to other illnesses such as the flu (i.e. apples to apples isn't possible yet).