Every single intercontinental flight I have been on there were always at least three people hacking their lungs out.
And, yeah, I got sick almost a week to the day every single time.
If you have a cough or a fever, you apparently just don't get to board the plane.
Us consumers should have demanded this a long time ago!
You should wear a mask at the very least, even if you feel healthy or not in a risk group, mostly because it will protect the people around from you.
So it's my belief currently that the reported case numbers are on the order of 1/10th the total and one in six people probably has it.
Edit: is this controversial? Do people not believe NY state did such a study? WTF??
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/nyregion/coronavirus-anti...
“ In New York City, about 21 percent tested positive for coronavirus antibodies during the state survey. The rate was about 17 percent on Long Island, nearly 12 percent in Westchester and Rockland Counties and less than 4 percent in the rest of the state.
“State researchers sampled blood from the approximately 3,000 people they had tested over two days, including about 1,300 in New York City, at grocery and big-box stores. The results were sent to the state’s Wadsworth facility in Albany, a respected public health lab.
This was characterized as Covid spreading “far more widely” than previously believed in NY. So I agree national rate probably higher than people think. Of course the 1/5 figure would not be expected outside the hotspot of NYC. Probably a national high in fact. But 1/10 as a long term national number seems plausible.
The article indicates that they have you(r mouth) covered.