People asking "where are the facts" are sooooooo disconnected from the world, it's unbelievable. HERE are the facts. My company has made us work from home for a long time now, and the streets of a world metropolis are kinda empty. This is not fear mongering, it's a wake up call. Be cautious and don't panic, and we can overcome this crisis.

The facts: Yes, most people who get it don't show symptoms. But also: 10% need ICU care. And: Because NOBODY is vaccinated, and the 2 week period of no symptoms, it spreads much more easily than seasonal flu. It will spread - it's only a matter of time. But if we can slow down that spread, then we have a chance of not overwhelming the health care system. It would be good if doctors could still perform surgeries, cancer patients could still get their chemo, and people could still go see their doctor about that lump that's appeared... right? So no, don't panic. Buy groceries when you need to. Don't buy out all the masks and antibacterial soap. But stay 1m away from everyone when possible, stop hugging your friends, wash your hands often and properly, try not to touch your mouth or eyes, avoid big events & crowds at all costs, and try to go out less. Switch meetings to zoom. Just be prudent, all right? What possible risk is there in deciding to be prudent?

The CDC has recommended 2 weeks of food and water to be kept in every household in case of emergencies for years. Start there; canned protein, veggies, fruits. Rice, dry beans, couscous, pasta, and boxed mashed potatoes keep well. Self-isolation is recommended, but there is a good chance that there is no containment for this one. Just do your best and be safe, good luck.

I've read that some funeral homes in Italy are refusing to pick up the bodies of people that have died at home. That is horrific- I hope to God it's not true. But consider, we already have a nursing shortage in the country. If medical staff starts dropping, we'll be in a world of hurt. As a retired RN, I'd be willing to help out any way I can. I'm waiting for the call to go out for any available medically trained persons to report to the closest hospital, and I will respond and do my part. I live in an area where there are a high percentage of retirees, I think it's a matter of time.

Thankfully my government closed borders, schools, limited meetings to 50 max, closed all culture places + all shops that aren't FMCG/drugstores. Everyone is encouraged to saty home as much as possible, churches limited to max 50 per mass and everyone has a dispense from bishop if they decide to avoid sunady mass. I got remote work, my husband as well. I pray, that this will buy us time so that the healthsystem will not collapse like it did in Italy.

Survival rate of 97-99%. There's a fact

So now schools, gyms, libraries, sporting events, theater events, churches, restaurants are closing like mad. At least here in Seattle. I know nation-wide sporting events are closed. Keep doing all the safe stuff, people.

This is not a flu, has similar symptoms, listen to medical experts not neighbors or friends, so many false statements floating around Everyone needs to be vigilant and take it seriously No mass transit to spread No congregating with any number of people If there is no host it dies!!!!! People allowed to be around up to 250 people is ludicrous Want the hell, you have potentially 100’s who can spread this Then they will be sick pass any 14 day quarantine How about those with no symptoms but shed this virus This is an unknown virus one we have never come up against STAY HOME STAY SAFE Yes people need to work, but if you spread this, there are more consequences, we can be Italy

I think the situation in Italy is horrific. I don’t think the media is hyping anything up. You all need to listen. Take care of yourselves and watch out for others. Try to be a part of the solution and not the problem. Stop hoarding and price gouging! That isn’t helping anyone but the greedy uncaring selfish ones that hoard and price gouge. There is enough for everyone. Ask yourselves “what would Jesus do?” Would he approve of my ungodly greedy ways. Hoarding and price gouging baby formula and diapers? Really people, really?!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1233679/coronavirus-update-symptoms-flu-2020-china-flu-deaths

Sadly, America is such a service industry country now, that most of us can't simply "work from home" That is ridiculous to even think of. My concern is our economy, the global economy, and the reset that is happening. We are on the edge, now. All it would take is a cyber attack, EMP, similar, to send us plunging off the cliff. The elderly need your help, now more than 3ver. Dont let your fear cause neglect. Many on YouTube are saying they hope the virus wipes out the old- the same ones who built this nation, and other nations. This is a wake up call, alright. The true nature of today's population, self immersed, selfish, spoiled, is being demonstrated.

It's terrifying to think of all of this, but regardless on whether or not a few people in a country contracted the virus, the truth remains that we have no potential vaccine or medicine to combat it besides basic drugs hospitals have been informed to use. That's WHY this virus is so terrifying. Especially for those like my mother, who hasn't even made it to forty but who I am terrified to be around because she has complications in her immune system that make so that she CAN'T fight COVID-19 if she gets it. I am terrified to be around her or go outside, because when I come back I sanitize myself and shower immediately, for fear I could have touched an area that had the virus, yet my job center won't close down because it is a gas station.

A dumbass American with little to no legitimate knowledge of Italian culture/society. 1) Italy has the 2nd largest seniors population in the world. The coronavirus, like any bad flu or viral pneumonia, afflicts those with weak immune systems (very young, elderly, etc.) worse than the general population. 2) Unlike mainstream (/Angloized) America, multi-generational families living in one household are quite common in Italy. This means you've younger people going out & about either to work or taking kids to school who catch the virus but they don't show signs (=carriers). They go home to their elderly relatives living in the same household. Elderly relatives who are already more suspectable to viral pneumonia, flu & related respiratory illness not just coronavirus. 3) No offense to Italians I have many, many born in Italy friends. But to be blunt their health care compared to America sucks. In a number of smaller/remote villages they don't necessarily have a doctor except whoever re

Egoism and ignorance will one day lead to our extinction. "Good riddance" is what I will say then.

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no one is going to the ICU, all their doing is giving you fluids and oxygen when your having a hard time breathing, other wise your just stuck at home for 2 weeks.

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Are you people seriously forgetting how many thousands (many many more) are infected and die from the FLU around the planet long before the COVID ever dotted our world? Come on folks let's get real here! I cant stand how everyone is so terrified of the C-19 but nobody bats an eye for the FLU and other infectious illnesses that cost thousands of lives every season! Who the hell knows if this lady is for real or just making s**t up for an agenda? People need to get a level head about themselves and think calmly. Stop panic buying of all the supplies and hoarding them to yourselves (toiletries)! Let's not forget H1N1 infected some 60 plus million people and killed over 12k! Where was the panic buying and fearmongering then? All people do now is social media this and social media that. Think for yourself and be responsible!

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The misinformation in that OP is stunning. Coronavirus is not an influenza. It is a different family of viruses. It DOES hit the elderly and immune-compromised harder, just like anything does. IF YOU EXCLUDE the panic? This is no worse so far than H1N1 2009-10, which capped out at approximately (per WHO) 285K dead globally. PANIC is the problem, not the pandemic. Hoarding and price gouging are a problem, not the virus. This doesn't transmit, so far as we know, any different than colds and flu. So just wash your damn hands, wipe down your shared surfaces, and get on with life. Over 14,000 people in the US alone are dead from FLU this season ---- and nobody cared/cares. A few dozen die of Covid19 and it's suddenly Armageddon? Get real. Flu outbreaks have caused shutdowns (short-term) and such in the past, too. This isn't that new. Peace, out.