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Re:Ask HN: Are people considering Corona parties (a.k.a. Pox... by kohtatsu on Friday March 13, 2020 @04:16AM (#22565605)
I'm in a remote part of Canada, everyone is very cautious in my town of ~20k, and I can work remotely.

I'm taking extra precautions because I have asthma.

60-70% could be exposed in Germany, OK, over what time frame?

I would give myself a high likelihood of being in that 30-40%; working hard to not occupy a ventilator if I can because I'm in a privileged position.

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Re:Ask HN: Are people considering Corona parties (a.k.a. Pox... by lm28469 on Friday March 13, 2020 @07:40AM (#22566458)
> everyone is very cautious in my town of ~20k,

That's not how it works unless by "cautious" you mean wearing gloves and properly fitted masks and avoiding all unprotected human contact.

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Re:Ask HN: Are people considering Corona parties (a.k.a. Pox... by kohtatsu on Friday March 13, 2020 @04:20PM (#22570555)
By cautious I mean there are 100 confirmed cases in my country, yet everyone is already talking about it and few people are scoffing. Our cafés are mostly empty, which yes counts as being cautious, and yes it is literally how social distancing and flattening the curve works.
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