"Facts about Covid-19" published by Swiss Policy Research, Updated August 2020
Source: Swiss Policy Research Fully referenced facts about Covid-19, provided by experts in the field, to help our readers make a realistic risk assessment. (Regular updates below) “The only means to fight the plague is honesty.” ( Albert Camus, 1947) Overview According to the latest immunological studies, the overall lethality of Covid-19 (IFR) is about 0.1% to 0.3% and thus in the range of a severe influenza (flu). For people at high risk or high exposure (including health care workers), early or prophylactic treatment is essential to prevent progression of the disease. In countries like the US, the UK, and also Sweden (without a lockdown), overall mortality since the beginning of the year is in the range of a strong influenza season; in countries like Germany and Switzerland, overall mortality so far is in the range of a mild influenza season. In most places, the risk of death for the general p...