re: #98 Chrysicat

Well, yes, I suppose you can consider it “subsided” when virtually everyone on earth has contracted it, since it looks to “only” be stabilising at a 7-percent mortality rate. Picked which three friends you want to bury before Halloween yet?

— (((Chrysi Cat))) [no, Karen is STILL my sister!] (@chrysicat) February 25, 2020

Admittedly, this assumes the Iran strain is the one to go worldwide, but it does seem to be trending towards being that effective.

It’s not that the Iran strain is more lethal, it’s that Iran for whatever reason has not been detecting or reporting milder cases. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more cases than South Korea. Most of the time Iran may not test until the person is close to death’s door.