Posted on 03/31/2020 7:31:19 PM PDT by ransomnote
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I wonder if “they” are flat out attributing the regular flu to the Coronavirus?
I don't think so. I did hear of a couple of cases that tested positive for both. I would expect CV would be the primary diagnosis for cause of death in such a case.
It is reasonable that the social distancing dropped the flu numbers dramatically. And CV is believed to have a R0 factor at least twice that of Flu.
So I would expect to see Flu drop even as we're seeing CV continue to rise. Hopefully both start dropping in the near future. However CV has a long resolution time. So even when the new daily cases start dropping, the active cases will continue to rise.
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