Preliminary results from German serological study of exactly the kind we need (N=509 so far) https://t.co/BOvAAugrEI reveals that 14% of sample had antibodies for COVID19 & an additional 2% had current infection. Death rate of 0.37% found (I'm not sure yet if this is IFR or CFR).
— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) April 9, 2020
Why is Germany's coronavirus death rate so low, at 1.4%? A: The gov't is testing 350k citizens a week, and charging nothing, so asymptomatic carriers get tests and quarantine selves. They also ventilate early, increasing survival rates, @kbennhold reports. https://t.co/k2vBqHtnNA
— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) April 4, 2020