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Old 14-03-2020, 10:28   #9606
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
It is a gross over-reaction, Den. Influenza causes up to 646,000 deaths worldwide every year. So far, coronovirus hasn't even claimed 5,000.

What we are succumbing to is the rabid need for the media to excite their audiences and grab their attention. Everything is well OTT these days. I'm surprised you football fans are taking it so well!


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What complete lockdowns in certain countries , national emergencies called , sport unlikely to be played for 4 to 6 months , Supermarkets in talks with the government to limit their product lines and possible rationing of core basic products to follow , NHS put on a war footing , etc , etc , etc.

That to me is not a over-reaction unless you think Boris and the other world leaders are not telling the public the truth.
The over-reaction was from the media bumping up a story to sensationalise a problem. Now that they have accomplished that and no doubt made a lot of money off the back of it, governments have to pick up the pieces.

The overreaction I am talking about is to sensationalise the coronovirus with its death toll of less than 5,000 to date as it reaches its peak in most countries, compared with the normal death toll from influenza being over half a million. The whole thing needs to be put into perspective.
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