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'''COVID-19''' is the disease caused by a Chinese coronavirus with the scary name '''☠SARS-CoV-2☠'''. | '''COVID-19''' is the disease caused by a Chinese coronavirus with the scary name '''☠SARS-CoV-2☠'''. | ||
For people younger than 60, COVID-19 is similar to the common flu. Only for those older than 60, the disease is considerably more severe.<ref>https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3883/rr</ref><ref>https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30527-0/fulltext</ref><ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-020-00698-1</ref> Combined with a low population immunity, | For people younger than 60, COVID-19 is similar to the common flu. Only for those older than 60, the disease is considerably more severe than the common flu.<ref>https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3883/rr</ref><ref>https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30527-0/fulltext</ref><ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-020-00698-1</ref> Combined with a low population immunity, outbreaks cause temporarily overwhelmed hospitals and morticians. | ||
Similarly to the flu, 98% of fatal cases have a serious underlying condition and/or are very old.<ref>https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-daily-data-summary-deaths.pdf</ref><ref>https://ophrp.org/journal/view.php?number=550</ref> | Similarly to the flu, 98% of fatal cases have a serious underlying condition and/or are very old.<ref>https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-daily-data-summary-deaths.pdf</ref><ref>https://ophrp.org/journal/view.php?number=550</ref> | ||