Thread: Motorsport and the Coronavirus
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Old 20 Mar 2020, 11:21 (Ref:3965754)   #137
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Originally Posted by Paul D View Post
So, my question is - why is the Coronavirus different? Does anyone know? I'm not being facetious here, I'm genuinely not sure why we're treating this outbreak so differently to those mentioned above.
I think because it has a combination of factors that make it so hard to contain:

Slow incubation period - so individuals can travel long distances and to multiple locations whilst transmitting the virus.
High mortality rate (potentially).
Symptoms that are easily mis-attributed to other illnesses - meaning people may have it but assume it is something else.

Previous illnesses have been too efficient at killing - essentially causing their own limitation of spread. This one appears (to me) to have the right balance of speed and strength to keep spreading for a long time.
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