A difficult subject this one. I had the pleasure of a fireside chat with Dr Steve Jenkins on the subject of death during the Coronavirus pandemic. We discuss death rates and their limitations, risks to different ages, how we discuss the subject of death in hospital.

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Stats from:
Italy Case Fatality rates:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763401

China Case Fatality rates:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130

Article of deaths from healthcare workers in Italy:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-latest-italy-doctors-deaths-covid-19-symptoms-death-toll-a9427596.html

Overall death rates in UK:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths

Flu rates in UK:
https://fullfact.org/health/coronavirus-compare-influenza/

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