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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plungesponge · 41-45, M
I'm not worried about the virus for myself, the death rate is quite low in my age group, but I'm very wary of how people will react to the virus. The way this thing is getting managed in the US though, we're probably looking at tens of thousands of deaths, people are going to freak, buy up all the essentials, maybe even trigger a run on the banks
Larold99 · 41-45, M
@plungesponge yeah one of my co-workers were talking about this
plungesponge · 41-45, M
It's not just the virus either, if the medical system gets overwhelmed with sick, critically sick and deceased patients, that means doctors and nurses get sick and taken out of action, and regular ailments start turning deadly. A person with a burst appendix over the next few months is going to find it difficult to organize a surgery. A person who breaks a limb can't find a hospital bed or has to be in a ward with the infectious. People on regular medications may find stocks running out, not just due to panic buying but because India makes a lot of pharmaceuticals and now they have the virus.
Larold99 · 41-45, M
@plungesponge shit