Originally Posted by
Bremsstrahlung
Like any disease, it takes time to act.
Those people dying today, were likely infected some time ago. Symptoms are said to set in 5 days after transmission.
The body attempts to fight it, and either successfully kills off the active virus, limiting symptoms and other people’s bodies are unable to fight it as effectively. Some people have drawn out battles and eventually their body cannot fight anymore. Others will continue to be on assisted ventilation for a number of days while attempting to contain the pneumonia and lung damage.