Apparently designed to spread. If that is the case, the limiting factor is access to populations and victims.
Does anyone have any idea as to mortality rates?
Even 1-2% could take out millions if it spreads far enough.
(I'm not saying that to panic anyone, just to inform that, like any novel pathogen, this could be a serious outbreak and has an apparently excellent ability to spread.)
Coronavirus vs. SARS: Health experts on the key differences between the two outbreaks
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/28/coronavirus-vs-sars-health-experts-on-the-key-differences.html...The continued spread of the coronavirus is “more infectious†but less severe than the SARS epidemic, health experts have told CNBC.
The direct comparison comes as market participants try to understand the potential economic impact of the latest outbreak.
Everything indicates that the mortality rate of coronavirus is lower when compared to the outbreak of SARS in 2003, Peter Piot, professor of global health and director at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe†on Tuesday.
But, if 1 million people become infected by the coronavirus — “which is not impossible†— a 1% or 2% mortality rate would translate as 10,000 or 20,000 deaths, Piot said.
Chinese health authorities confirmed Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak had infected 4,515 people, with 106 reported deaths. It means the virus has killed just over 2% of those that have been infected....