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If SARS-CoV (2002) and SARS-CoV-19 (aka COVID-19) are so similar (same family of virus, genetically similar, etc.), why did SARS infect around 8,000 while COVID-19 has already reached 1,000,000?

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If a radioactive isotope which can only decay through Electron Capture is an ion with no electrons, how does it decay?

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If SARS-CoV (2002) and SARS-CoV-19 (aka COVID-19) are so similar (same family of virus, genetically similar, etc.), why did SARS infect around 8,000 while COVID-19 has already reached 1,000,000?	14237
If a radioactive isotope which can only decay through Electron Capture is an ion with no electrons, how does it decay?	3