This video segment discusses the escalating concerns about the coronavirus, emphasizing the dire predictions and potential impact. Key points include:
- The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the coronavirus a greater global threat than terrorism.
- Professor Gabriel Lyon predicts that up to 60% of the world's population could become infected, resulting in as many as 45 million deaths.
- The video highlights the impact of the virus in Hong Kong, where people wear masks and practice social distancing.
- It suggests that the virus likely originated in a wildlife market in Wuhan, China, and emphasizes the need to address illegal wildlife markets.
- The video calls for a global effort to shut down these markets to prevent future pandemics.
Overall, it underscores the seriousness of the coronavirus and the need for global cooperation to combat it.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The World Health Organization says the coronavirus poses a greater global threat than terrorism.
2. Professor Gabriel Lyon believes 60% of the world's population could become infected with the virus.
3. Professor Lyon estimates that as many as 45 million people might be killed by the virus.
4. The coronavirus has already struck over 80 countries and counting.
5. The virus spreads far more rapidly than SARS.
6. The infection rate becomes exponential in countries like China and South Korea.
7. The big unknown is how big the iceberg of undiagnosed cases is.
8. Professor Liang predicts that 40-60% of the population could get infected at current mortality rates.
9. The level of infection would mean between 45 and 60 million deaths worldwide, just in the first wave of the virus.
10. The coronavirus is believed to have originated in a wild animal market in Wuhan, China.
11. The highest risk of the virus jumping from animal to humans is during the handling process, including slaughter.
12. The Pangolin is suspected to be the animal that the coronavirus jumped from to humans.
13. Over 20,000 wet markets in China were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
14. Wildlife markets like the one in Bangkok are still operating with impunity across Asia, run by organized crime syndicates.
15. The World Health Organization has been pressured by China not to officially call the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
16. In Hong Kong, people over 65 are 20 times more likely to die from the virus than those under 65.
17. The elderly are the most vulnerable to the virus, and frail elderly patients are at high risk of respiratory failure.
18. Australia's health authorities and hospitals are preparing for a pandemic, with ICU beds and pandemic plans activated.
19. The Victorian infectious diseases service has reported a case of coronavirus from a person who arrived from Iran.
20. Australia's death toll from coronavirus is currently zero, but there are around 80 confirmed cases.
21. Professor Liang warns that there must be dozens, possibly hundreds, more cases out there that haven't yet been detected.
22. The worst-case scenario is that millions of people could be infected in Australia, overloading the health system.
23. Professor Liang believes that the people who will survive are only those who can afford healthcare in health systems that can afford it.