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Does Trump Know That 100% Of The People That Died From Covid Are.... (Original Post) global1 Jul 2020 OP
Don't confuse him with facts. PCIntern Jul 2020 #1
Dear Goddess, what haveI missed?? Is this in response to something he has said in last couple niyad Jul 2020 #2
Trump said 99% of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless" PA Democrat Jul 2020 #5
Double face palm here. niyad Jul 2020 #8
Harmless means they can't vote against ME central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #14
The reality is that only about 1% of those who get it die. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #15
Considerably more than 1% have long-lasting health problems. ZZenith Jul 2020 #16
Whats your basis for saying considerably more than 1% have long-lasting health problems? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #19
From the World Health Organization: ZZenith Jul 2020 #20
Per Dr. Richard Besser former acting director of the CDC, 15 to 20% of cases are PA Democrat Jul 2020 #21
They're not dead leftieNanner Jul 2020 #3
Well that's because we do such an amazing job of counting. PA Democrat Jul 2020 #4
The more you count the more numbers you find. lunatica Jul 2020 #7
He sees them as numbers... 2naSalit Jul 2020 #6
Well, he likely thinks only democrats die, so they are not counted in his disturbed mind. And the RKP5637 Jul 2020 #9
Or that a lot of families miss them very much? pwb Jul 2020 #10
And they have grieving families..... BittyJenkins Jul 2020 #11
Nah, he'd say that if they hadn't been tested they wouldn't have died! nt 42bambi Jul 2020 #12
Fake news Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #13
He absolutely knows Nevilledog Jul 2020 #17
Technically, PINO Is Close To Correct ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #18

niyad

(112,435 posts)
2. Dear Goddess, what haveI missed?? Is this in response to something he has said in last couple
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 03:58 PM
Jul 2020

of days??

niyad

(112,435 posts)
8. Double face palm here.
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 04:08 PM
Jul 2020

Perhaps all of those "harmless" cases' bills should be sent to him personally.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,750 posts)
15. The reality is that only about 1% of those who get it die.
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 04:26 PM
Jul 2020

It seems as it the vast majority of people who get it have few or no symptoms.

ZZenith

(4,110 posts)
16. Considerably more than 1% have long-lasting health problems.
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 05:18 PM
Jul 2020

Not sure why you’re defending Trump’s statement but it doesn’t reflect well on you.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,750 posts)
19. Whats your basis for saying considerably more than 1% have long-lasting health problems?
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 08:54 PM
Jul 2020

I know that's an issue, but I haven't yet seen any numbers.

ZZenith

(4,110 posts)
20. From the World Health Organization:
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 10:08 PM
Jul 2020

“However, for some people it can cause serious illness. Around 1 in every 5 people who are infected with COVID-19 develop difficulty in breathing and require hospital care.“

https://www.who.int/indonesia/news/detail/08-03-2020-knowing-the-risk-for-covid-19


Now, I know you New Mexicans are tough hombres but around these parts a disease that requires hospitalization for 20% of its victims is not fucking “harmless in 99% of the cases.”

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)
21. Per Dr. Richard Besser former acting director of the CDC, 15 to 20% of cases are
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:53 AM
Jul 2020

serious enough to require hospitalization. He is being interviewed on MSNBC as I write this and was appalled by Trump's statement.

leftieNanner

(14,998 posts)
3. They're not dead
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 03:59 PM
Jul 2020

until Ivanka can get the trademark for her stylish yet so unattractive caskets - designs probably ripped off from someone else.

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)
4. Well that's because we do such an amazing job of counting.
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 03:59 PM
Jul 2020

We do the best counting.

I'm sure he would prefer we do less counting.

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
6. He sees them as numbers...
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jul 2020

unless he's whining that they don't love him or that it's only bad because they loved him.

RKP5637

(67,032 posts)
9. Well, he likely thinks only democrats die, so they are not counted in his disturbed mind. And the
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 04:10 PM
Jul 2020

rest are drinking bleach and taking Hydroxychloroquine, like he told them to do.

BittyJenkins

(402 posts)
11. And they have grieving families.....
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 04:18 PM
Jul 2020

who could not be there for or with them. It is so so hard. Grief is exploding.

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
18. Technically, PINO Is Close To Correct
Sun Jul 5, 2020, 05:55 PM
Jul 2020

We're over 4% of confirmed cases, but experts have opined that as many as 8x as many people were infected, as the number of confirmed cases
So, it would be a mortality of 0.5%. (Still huge)
Of course, PINO doesn't understand any of this.

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