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“It’s just the flu bro!”


Overheard some boomers talking about it yesterday at a cafe. "The chances of getting it are miniscule, we should buy cheap airline tickets while we can!".


It is interesting that so thought hundreds of Estonians regardless of government strong recommendations to avoid areas in Northern Italy.

9 of them returned with the virus and at least two had public contacts before being detected regardless of mandated self quarantine.

To be honest this raises some questions about the actual spread in Italy. Common sense tells that it should be statistically small change to meet a person with the virus, something between around - 0.05 and 0.1 (calculated "on the napkin") but somehow they managed to get it.




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