If you want to argue at least stay logically consistent with your own argument. Say that everyone should work from home from October to February.
Every argument you’re making applies even moreso to influenza. So, should we all work from home from October to February ???
Are we discussing opinions or facts here? I guess you're not aware of what's happening in Italy. Health services are overflowing with the ones requiring serious care. Not the ones testing out their sniffles.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-italy-doctor...
This conversation very quickly went from HN quality to Reddit-like, which made me look up your profile - it looks like you're new here, I'd suggest you to read a few HN quidelines :)
Didn’t mean to hurt your pride, just trying to share some rational ideas in a time of unprecedented hysteria. Think what you want.
I think you missed the main point of my previous comment again. Seriously, facts rather than opinions right now. I'll repeat again:
I guess you're not aware of what's happening in Italy. Health services are overflowing with the ones requiring serious care. Not the ones testing out their sniffles.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-italy-doctor...
Not sniffles - all serious cases.
> Many people with coronavirus are completely asymptomatic, recover fully and don’t even realize they had it.
I'm not disputing any of these. YOU will be fine. The problem is, you will spread it to a lot more people and eventually the serious ones with underlying conditions will need medical care and eventually the health care services are going to be overwhelmed and rendered helpless (like is happening in Italy right now).
So basically, they're asking people not in the risk like you and I to at least not spread it to other people who might be at more risk.
You're being too skeptical of the news. WHO and other organizations are very clearly warning to take this more seriously. Pandemics are not declared every other flu season.