Just out of curiosity

Is anybody here worried about the coronavirus at all I'm not but my coworkers are and my boss is a little bit

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BlueVeins · 22-25

I'm worried about it. The virus is spreading quickly, especially in Iran and Italy, and has the potential to kill millions of elderly people if we can't contain it.

Carissimi · F

Projections are for it to double every six days. That’s 4 million by May, in the U.S. alone. More than this, the masks and hospital beds aren’t enough. Masks will run out for health professionals, unless they make more pretty fast, but most come from China. An engineer worked out the math, and it doesn’t look good. @BlueVeins

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Carissimi Where you getting that from? I know the virus spreads very fast, but that sounds excessive.

Carissimi · F

An engineer, and I can’t remember her name, did the math based on evidence coming from Italy, and the rate of spread there. She also took the number of hospital beds in the U.S., and masks stockpiled by the government, and did the calculations to see how long they would last, given how many healthcare workers would need to use them. She extrapolated from all the data that we have, and came up with these projections. I’ll see if I can find her name. @BlueVeins