COVID-19 Update 8: This is probably the most important picture of the whole coronavirus epidemic

This is the English version of a previously published video by Dr. Franz Wiesbauer.

Watch the German version here:

In this video, he explains why it is so important right now that we work together to slow down the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Numbers for Austria are used in the video but the concept and importance of slowing down virus transmission is applicable globally.

More updates by Dr. Wiesbauer:

COVID-19 Update 1: How to tell if a pandemic is likely to occur or not–R0 and the serial interval:

COVID-19 Update 2: How to stop an epidemic - Herd immunity:

COVID-19 Update 3: Symptoms of COVID-19:

COVID-19 Update 4: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19:

COVID-19 Update 5: Estimating case fatality rates for COVID-19:

COVID-19 Update 6: Seasonality: will COVID-19 go away in the summer?:

References:

Worldometer:

Number of hospital beds:

Number of ICU beds:

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