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by swiley 2290 days ago
It sounds a little too serious for b.

If you develop symptoms you may need serious medical attention (intubation) in order to survive regardless of age.

Wether or not you develop symptoms you can develop serious organ damage that results in life long chronic health problems (due to damage to lungs, kidneys and testes.)

It sounds to me like this virus is in fact much more serious than most people thought even with the hype.

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Whether or not it's too serious for b depends on the alternatives. When the alternative is you don't make any money or have anything to eat, coronavirus might seem like the inevitable alternative, especially for younger/healthier folks.
I didn't want to write it out again but you took the words out of my mouth.

All of the worst [pending] peer reviewer papers are gradually being confirmed, it seems. The news has been getting consistently worse for literally two months now and we now have at least a dozen countries on lockdown, and growing.