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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Maybe a new disease needs to be addressed through public health measures instead of financial stimulus. This little guy would be relieved if he thought there were going to be enough ICU beds to go around in a few weeks.
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Oh, I totally agree. There ought to be all the emergency money we can muster thrown at expanding hospital capacity to absorb what's coming. I'd take it out of the defense budget to the extent that's possible.
I think we also need to be level-headed in assessing the danger of this thing.
https://slate.com/technology/2020/03...-we-think.html
That oft noted 3.4% death rate is somewhat misleading. Outside Wuhan, that quickly falls to .7. S. Korea has I think a .6 rate.
https://www.worth.com/coronavirus-da...dont-tell-you/
https://www.worth.com/how-mass-hyste...t-actually-is/
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/early-...ry?id=69477312
https://www.worldometers.info/corona...us-death-rate/
The old and those with heart and respiratory conditions should be fearful. The rest of us will likely experience a mild flu.
