STUDY: VIRUS DEATH RATE MAY BE NO WORSE THAN FLU

 A Stanford University study suggests the real death rate from the coronavirus may be no worse than the flu. I talk to Professor Jay Bhattacharya. UPDATE: More reason to question the claimed death rate: "Scientists [said] possibly two thirds of deaths... have been from people who would have died of their underlying conditions."

 A Stanford University study suggests the real death rate from the coronavirus may be no worse than that of the flu, and has been exaggerated by bad data. I talked to Professor Jay Bhattacharya:

More reason to doubt the claimed death rate:

Italy’s numbers appear worryingly high, but experts say that is because every person who dies with coronavirus is recorded as dying from it.

“Only 12 per cent of death certificates (of people listed as dying from coronavirus) have shown a direct causality from coronavirus,” said Professor Walter Ricciardi, scientific adviser to Italy’s health ministry...

Scientists have told Westminster that possibly two thirds of deaths that have occurred so far have been from people who would have died of their underlying conditions.