2003 - Mortality rate Sars 10% (affected 26 countries)
2009 - Mortality rate Swine Flu 4.5% (affected 57 mn)
2014 - Mortality rate Ebola 25%, Killed 11,310 people
2020 - Mortality rate coronavirus 2%, Killed 3,052^* in 78 days

Yet why does Covid-19 seem like such a scarier pandemic than anything else before?

Why is the global economy crashing under the impact of covid-19?

The way we consumed news today has changed.

2003 - (During sars) No Facebook, No whatsapp!
2009 - (During Swine Flu) FB had just 150 mn users
2014 - (During Ebola) whatsapp had 450 mn users
2020 - (Covid-19) Whatsapp 2 Billion users, Facebook 1.69 Billion users

The power of social media is amplifying bad news is unprecedented with 3 Billion people on social platforms.

Whether it is a communal clash or a virus outbreak, it feels like it's happening in your living room

Your school friends group, relative group, distant cousins group, everyone is sharing the same forward!

If you're < 50, mortality rate for covid-19 is 0.2%
The global mortality rate outside china is 1.55%
89,000 infected people, 80,000 are in china

There is no denying that coronavirus is a killer but, the shivers it has sent down global economics is unprecedented!

Let's take precautions, be careful but not panic!

[NOTICE] Be aware Don't panic