On average 150 people die every day in NYC from all causes (55K a year). Yesterday nearly 400 people died from COVID (382). For last 5 days more in NYC have died each day from COVID than average for all-cause daily deaths.

This tweet is meant for the "Just the Flu" bros of whom I see there are still many out there. There has to be a balanced understanding of true power to kill and devastate hospital systems of this virus.

Acknowledging reality does not mean it translates into suppoet for prolonged draconian lockdowns. That is a question of cost-benefit analysis. But this virus is real and lethal enough to bring hospital systems in rich nations to their knees.

If Lombardy, Madrid and Paris don& #39;t convince you of that fact then NYC should. If you are in denial then you don& #39;t understand basics of what makes this different from the Flu.