WHAT MAKES COVID-19 DIFFERENT?

R0 or R-NAUGHT is used by scientists to estimate how many people one sick person is likely to infect.

A person infected with COVID 19 infects 2 to 3 people on average. R0=2 - 2.5

A person infected with the flu infects 1 to 2 people but in most cases it's just one person. R0= 1.3 -

INCUBATION TIME -

The time from exposure to first symptoms.

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HOSPITALIZATION RATE-

Average percentage of cases which require HOSPITALIZATION- Flu(2%) COVID 19 (19%)

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CASE FATALITY RATE-

Flu- 0.1%
COVID 19- 1 to 3.4%