Quote Originally Posted by great_fire View Post
No-one has actually died from this virus in the UK (touch wood).

Probably going to be the next virus that is really deadly rather than this one.

The death rate has been estimated at 3.4%, SARS had a 10% death rate and last year's ebola outbreak killed 67% in comparison.

The death rate from the flu is 0.1% though so it is more serious than that.

To me this is yet another case against globalisation, only the rich seem to benefit from it.
You’ve just jinxed uk

A patient with underlying health conditions has become the first person in the UK to die after testing positive for coronavirus.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust said they were an "older patient" who had been "in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons".
The patient "was admitted and last night tested positive for coronavirus".
It comes as the number of UK people diagnosed with the virus reached 116, a rise of more than 30 since Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the prime minister's official spokesman said it was "highly likely the virus is going to spread in a significant way".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51759602