At the beginning of the month, Elon Musk assured in his Twitter account that the panic to the coronavirus “is dumb”.
This week he used the same route to state that the danger generated by this panic still “far exceeds” the danger of the coronavirus. “If we over-allocate medical resources to corona, it will come at expense of treating other illnesses.” the billionaire postulated on March 17.
That said, danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona imo. If we over-allocate medical resources to corona, it will come at expense of treating other illnesses. Track graph at bottom of this page: https://t.co/7nWKjiZyFn
When asked by a follower about the approach from a Stanford professor who claimed that he was overreacting in the United States, Musk replied:
“Imo, this professor is correct. Also, growth rate of confirmed C19 cases is dropping every day, despite 10X increase in testing. From Tues to today, was 43%, 24%, 17%,” he said, inviting him to review a chart from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, despite the fact that tests have not been carried out in a massive way in the US.
Imo, this professor is correct. Also, growth rate of confirmed C19 cases is dropping every day, despite 10X increase in testing. From Tues to today, was 43%, 24%, 17%. Track this chart: https://t.co/vZ3PbhQihG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 19, 2020
The coronavirus panic is dumb
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 6, 2020
But beyond what it believes, to date around 240 thousand cases have been reported around the world, with more than 8,700 deaths.
