Author of black swan theory named dangerous consequences of coronavirus

The new coronavirus infection could be far more dangerous than previously thought, an American economist, author of the book Black Swan, told RBC. Under the sign of unpredictability, Nassim Taleb. There's no clarity yet as to how it [the pandemic] will develop further, and that's largely because we don 't understand how the virus acts, he said. When the epidemic was just beginning, he said, everyone thought the first symptoms were evident within two weeks of infection. However, it was later revealed that some patients showed symptoms much later. In addition, he noted, the medical community does not have an understanding of what consequences the disease can leave for immunity. Thus, he said, some people after their stay in hospital became more difficult to move, and some patients complain about the loss of smell. Read also: Virologist spoke about preparation for testing for antibodies in the Russian Federation Black Swan theory, considering difficult to predict and rare events, which have significant consequences. According to the news agency, 47,121 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Russia since the beginning of the pandemic in 85 regions. During the day of 19 April, 4,268 new infections were detected in the country. A total of 3,446 people recovered, 405 died. More than 2.05 million tests have been made. Worldwide, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection exceeded 2.484 million. More than 170.7 thousand people died from the consequences, more than 654.5 thousand people were cured. Read also: Coronavirus killed more than 170,000 people around the world