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Be curious to know the number of active smokers greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #1
Yes... sadly the French people's stubbornness about giving up cigarettes may be exacting a cost. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #4
Same true in Italy, especially northern Italy greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #7
And in the US our problem will be obesity n/t FreeState Mar 2020 #40
and diabetes AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #50
+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #13
Can you do a chart on the new numbers in Florida? 18/25 under age 60 Cetacea Mar 2020 #22
In china, many men smoke. That may have skewed the ratio of men to women dying applegrove Mar 2020 #14
It did, it was like 24 percent of females and 49 percent of males. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #24
France ranks in the 60's dewsgirl Mar 2020 #27
Lot smokers over there, right? Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #2
yet the French enjoy second highest longevity in the world. Americans need to focus on their calorie Cetacea Mar 2020 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea Mar 2020 #21
France actually ranks in the 60's as far as countries with smokers. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #29
The Andorra and Luxembourg numbers seem completely insane IronLionZion Mar 2020 #51
It's got to be way more than that 18 cigarettes isn't even dewsgirl Mar 2020 #55
Holy shit! SunSeeker Mar 2020 #3
There is a difference between catching this virus and dying from it... abqtommy Mar 2020 #5
I think you missed the ICU part of the statement mucifer Mar 2020 #6
Didn't miss it. Being in ICU is one thing, being dead is another... abqtommy Mar 2020 #8
You get dead a lot quicker if you need to be in an ICU but none are available Steven Maurer Mar 2020 #16
My mom was an ICU/CCU nurse, this can be the last dewsgirl Mar 2020 #25
Being outside the ICU because there aren't enough beds can be a death sentence. n/t pnwmom Mar 2020 #46
Oh damn Roland99 Mar 2020 #9
South Korea is higher I believe, France ranks in the 60's. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #26
They are much healthier than Americans Cetacea Mar 2020 #10
to me it's not the cases under 60. It's the ICU part. We have been told under 60 and it will mucifer Mar 2020 #12
True Cetacea Mar 2020 #17
Under 60 and no underlying health Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #31
Except they say to stay home unless you're very sick. nt pnwmom Mar 2020 #47
They advise calling your doctor first to triage IronLionZion Mar 2020 #52
And when you do the doctor will say to stay home, unless you're very sick. pnwmom Mar 2020 #54
America doesn't ration health care IronLionZion Mar 2020 #56
It is, lots of stories like this media is going out of their way to avoid. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #35
+1000 Cetacea Mar 2020 #45
Oh no, by all means I posted and then got busy. You are dewsgirl Mar 2020 #49
Kick and rec!! Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #11
People keep mentioning smoking in this thread, France ranks in the 60's dewsgirl Mar 2020 #30
That's ordinal rank tho Loki Liesmith Mar 2020 #38
To make a bad situation worse, the Yellow Jackets are breaking the mass-gathering ban Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #15
Betcha Putin is behind this stunt dalton99a Mar 2020 #18
Probably. Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #23
I haven't followed their movements in a few years, are they dewsgirl Mar 2020 #32
They're all over the place Recursion Mar 2020 #34
Thank you. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #36
It's supposed to be a socioeconomic movement, but they have large alt-right faction Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #41
Ugh not now lunasun Mar 2020 #44
Are they triage-ing out the older ones? Hekate Mar 2020 #19
This was my first thought. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #33
Not yet. Hospitals are still below capacity Recursion Mar 2020 #37
Thanks Hekate Mar 2020 #39
What's less clear is how long the housecall system can continue Recursion Mar 2020 #48
She issued a correction - it's 50% of the 300 serious cases, not all ICUs. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #28
So much for that lie about "people under 60 are low risk" SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #42
All those rumors coming from China are panning out and dewsgirl Mar 2020 #43
"This Tweet is unavailable", as of 6:30pm EDT. TheRickles Mar 2020 #53
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