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<blockquote data-quote="Dusty911" data-source="post: 2293419" data-attributes="member: 450440"><p>The risk of death from contracting the virus is nowhere near the figure you have quoted of.0.08.</p><p>I fear you are comparing a crude fatality figure (deaths as a percentage of whole population) with case fatality rates for SARS and flu ( deaths as a percentage of those actually infected)</p><p>Although there is much work to be done on what this actually is most scientists seem to be saying it's around 1%</p><p>If you look at current UK figures of around 400, 000 confirmed cases and around 50 000 deaths this looks much higher ( about 15%) but this is because not everyone who get s tthe virus gets tested .</p><p>A case fatality rate of about 1% is much more accurate than the 0.08 figure you quoted but I must stress is not yet proven. However the given is that we must always compare like with like so if you talk about case fatality rates in one part of the post then that needs to be compared with a case fatality figure. We can't compare apples and pears.</p><p>Also again you talk about fear and anxiety again as others have said I am probably no more fearful and anxious than the next person just because I believe we should be taking appropriate action to protect the vunerable in the work place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dusty911, post: 2293419, member: 450440"] The risk of death from contracting the virus is nowhere near the figure you have quoted of.0.08. I fear you are comparing a crude fatality figure (deaths as a percentage of whole population) with case fatality rates for SARS and flu ( deaths as a percentage of those actually infected) Although there is much work to be done on what this actually is most scientists seem to be saying it's around 1% If you look at current UK figures of around 400, 000 confirmed cases and around 50 000 deaths this looks much higher ( about 15%) but this is because not everyone who get s tthe virus gets tested . A case fatality rate of about 1% is much more accurate than the 0.08 figure you quoted but I must stress is not yet proven. However the given is that we must always compare like with like so if you talk about case fatality rates in one part of the post then that needs to be compared with a case fatality figure. We can't compare apples and pears. Also again you talk about fear and anxiety again as others have said I am probably no more fearful and anxious than the next person just because I believe we should be taking appropriate action to protect the vunerable in the work place. [/QUOTE]
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