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Furthermore, experts emphasize the overall risk posed by COVID-19 to the majority of the population. While acknowledging the serious nature of the pandemic, they reassure that a significant portion of the public will not contract the virus at all. For those who do, the majority will experience mild or moderate symptoms, and a relatively small percentage will require hospital care. The mortality risk associated with the virus, particularly across various risk groups, remains below 20%, with the absolute likelihood of death being under 1%.