Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)

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More than half of coronavirus patients globally have recovered

Well if the death rate is 4% then you'd expect 96% to have recovered.

I assume it's skewing that low because so many new cases are being reported, hence most of the people recently reported are still ill.

I hate articles like this because they beg obvious questions and then don't answer them. How many days or weeks does it take to recover typically for a healthy person? What percent who recover need serious medical intervention because of severe symptoms?