But one expert has revealed how seemingly small differences in numbers can add up to major differences in infection rates.
Dr. Hugh Montgomery, chair of intensive care medicine at University College London, used a simple math formula to show how quickly COVID-19 spreads, and why it’s so important to stop it as early as possible:
“If you are irresponsible enough to think that you don’t mind if you get the flu, remember it’s not about you – it’s about everybody else.”
Intensive care specialist Professor Hugh Montgomery explains why this coronavirus is different from the ordinary flu. pic.twitter.com/h9sQorHQUv
— Channel 4 Dispatches (@C4Dispatches) March 22, 2020
