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appalachiablue

(41,146 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:26 AM Mar 2020

80% Of People In Madrid Will Get COVID-19, Official Says

Source: CNN

Eight out of ten people in the Spanish capital will get COVID-19, according to the president of the Region of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. “They will have mild symptoms,” she said, but added that "it will be a problem" for the vulnerable population, which is around 15% of people.

"This virus has been in Spain for a longer time and is going to spread to practically everyone, and in most, it will not leave lasting marks. But the problem is the vulnerable population," said Díaz Asuyo in an interview on Spanish radio.

She called the disease "lethal" for elderly people with pre-existing conditions, and said that in 24 or 48 hours "it can end the life of a person who is in the vulnerable population group."

As a result of this, the region of Madrid has sought to "save time," unify healthcare in the public and private sectors, and convert "normal beds into ICU beds." Some 580 beds in these critical units are occupied, Díaz Asuyo said, and the Ministry of Health plans to facilitate "new rapid tests" to detect coronavirus this weekend...

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-19-20-intl-hnk/h_8475cae995722937659f77eb53aa2441



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80% Of People In Madrid Will Get COVID-19, Official Says (Original Post) appalachiablue Mar 2020 OP
What scientific FACTS back up that assertion? groundloop Mar 2020 #1
Germany expects up to 70% and Spain is right behind Italy in appalachiablue Mar 2020 #2
Measurable failures to initially contain and now mitigate the measurable and predictable Ghost Dog Mar 2020 #3
Agree DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #4

groundloop

(11,519 posts)
1. What scientific FACTS back up that assertion?
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 10:54 AM
Mar 2020

We need less hyperbole from politicians and more facts backed up by the scientific and medical communities. IMO this statement sounds like political BS.

 

Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)
3. Measurable failures to initially contain and now mitigate the measurable and predictable
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 12:01 PM
Mar 2020

infection rate.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
4. Agree
Fri Mar 20, 2020, 08:02 AM
Mar 2020

There are lots of dire pronouncements, but little in the way of explanation of what the data and assumptions are behind what is being said.

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