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Skybird · 02-13-20, 06:44 AM

A simple math example. Lets assume somehow the virus indeed grinds through 60% of mankind's 8 billion people, and has a mortality rate of 2%.

That means 96 million dead.

That would be roughly a quarter of the US population, or significantly more than Germany's total population.

This ignores many factors and variables that change in the future: medical counter measures, political failure, mutations, travel restrictions and so on. But still, it gives an illustration of what it maybe is about.

Even if the virus reaches just 10% of the gloobal population and had a mortality rate of just 1%, we still would talk about 8 million dead.

02-13-20, 06:44 AM	#336
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,737 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	A simple math example. Lets assume somehow the virus indeed grinds through 60% of mankind's 8 billion people, and has a mortality rate of 2%. That means 96 million dead. That would be roughly a quarter of the US population, or significantly more than Germany's total population. This ignores many factors and variables that change in the future: medical counter measures, political failure, mutations, travel restrictions and so on. But still, it gives an illustration of what it maybe is about. Even if the virus reaches just 10% of the gloobal population and had a mortality rate of just 1%, we still would talk about 8 million dead. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 02-13-20 at 07:23 AM.