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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by illumin8 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @03:36AM (#22533481)
In the tabletop exercise performed at Johns Hopkins just a few months ago, the world didn't fare so well. Even though some countries initially control it, it continues to spread and be reintroduced, ultimately leading to 65 million deaths worldwide: http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.htm...

A chilling, and somewhat likely simulation.

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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by chinathrow on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:13AM (#22535588)
Chilling indeed - but we do have a weapon against that new virus: global lockdown for n weeks to fully eradicate it.

The possible death of nn millions of people is way worse than a global lockdown for a couple of weeks/months.

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