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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by alasdair_ on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @11:37PM (#22624180)
2% to 4% is the number of hospitalized people that die IF they get care.

If the health system is overrun, and there are zero ICU beds or ventilators available, that number will go up quickly. THAT is the problem we are trying to avoid.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by traitsnspecs on Thursday March 19, 2020 @02:26PM (#22630198)
The numbers matter here. Go up by how much?
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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by infinite8s on Thursday March 19, 2020 @06:19PM (#22632350)
Look at the difference between Italy's death rate and South Korea's.
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