What are some characteristic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic?
An important aspect is that COVID-19-associated mortality is very high, almost unavoidable when the pandemic control fails. This is due to rapid community spread, high community virus, especially in the elderly and co-morbid, but also in younger non-comorbid persons, including healthcare workers, young adults and children. The COVID-19 pandemic also seems to be characterized by a significant level of asymptomatic spread.210-212