If Maunder is right that would seem to be the case. However, it is at complete odds with what the WHO said yesterday. Their investigation into China suggested there very few "invisible" cases of the coronavirus.

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

If it is the latter then the mortality rate will obviously be a lot lower, and that’s good news.

Originally Posted by: speckledjim 

If it is the latter then the mortality rate will obviously be a lot lower, and that’s good news.

Originally Posted by: speckledjim 

This is what's so odd about what WHO said yesterday it goes completely against everything weve been told before. Its very strange.

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

Exactly.

And if it does impact mainly the elderly, we can viewbitvas a cull of Brexit and Tory supporters. 

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

Which brings us back full circle - it is not the mortality rate which is the issue, but the proportion requiring hospitalisation which is the problem for society as a whole.

Quantum is good at doing the maths - but assume 50% have the infection - out of a population of 100 million (for sake of argument and because it makes the maths easy), that is 50 million infected - if 5% of those have sever enough symptoms to require hospitalisation, that is 2.5 million people requiring hospital beds and care. This is where we get into difficulties.

Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum 

The japanese style toilets have this integrated and do it in a carefully planned way with no spilling or accidents. They can then dry the arsehole and even perfume it to your taste.

Originally Posted by: xioni2 

Suggestions the UK will switch to CONTAIN tomorrow. 

Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 

no wonder Rear entry is so popular in Japanese porn 

Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 

Ever get the feeling we are not being made privy to the full picture?

Conflicting reports, scenes of people collapsing and the lengths China went to with this virus suggests to me this could be far more severe than we are being led to believe.

Originally Posted by: CreweCold 

John Humphries: Your name?

Beast: Geoff

John Humphries: And your specialised subject?

Beast: Global pornography and its regional traits and quirks.

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

 Maybe the death rate is higher than we're being told. 

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

I want to ģo to Japan so I can give those loos a try!

Originally Posted by: westv 

Could well be a WHO tactic to get other countries to try Chinese style containing methods. Maybe the death rate is higher than we're being told?

Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 

If it is, then it's far less contagious than is being made out, as there simply haven't been the sort of mass deaths you'd expect to see.

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

I'm increasingly wondering whether the death rate is actually more towards 5-7%  It wouldn't shock me at all if it was. Obviously some will disagree with my fears but it's how I see things right now.

Originally Posted by: CreweCold 

If he gets through then I would suggest SS in the next round as "Defecation patterns on neighbours' driveways"

Originally Posted by: Arcus 

If he gets through then I would suggest SS in the next round as "Defecation patterns on neighbours' driveways"

Originally Posted by: Arcus 

The mortality rate on closed cases is 6% so you’re wrong.

Originally Posted by: speckledjim 

Humphrys: "In 2009 you left a faecal cable reminiscent of the peaks of what South American mountain range on the drive of No. 32 Acacia Avenue?"

Beast: "The Ojos del Salado range."

Humphrys: "Correct"

Originally Posted by: Arcus 

Well I hope that this isn't as grim as I fear it might be. 

It will be interesting (for those of us who make it to the other side of this) just what the social legacy of this virus will be.

Originally Posted by: CreweCold 

[Must. Resist. Googling. Ojos del Salado]

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

The mortality rate on closed cases is 6% so you’re wrong.

Originally Posted by: speckledjim