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Re:California governor issues statewide 'stay at home' order by dntbnmpls on Friday March 20, 2020 @01:33AM (#22635214)
> "Letting the virus infect everyone" at a 1% death rate means 3 million deaths in the US, right up there with the worst catastrophes of the 20th century

Every year nearly 3 million people die in the US already.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

Are you saying we experience the worst catastrophe year in and year out?

The hyperbole and exaggerated fearmongering over coronavirus is something to keep an eye out for. Also, if everyone gets infected, it likely means that the virus is far less deadly than you assume and the death rate is far lower than 1%. Think about it rather than cherrypicking data to push an agenda.

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Re:California governor issues statewide 'stay at home' order by syspec on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:23AM (#22635709)
This is in addition to that, not either or
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Re:California governor issues statewide 'stay at home' order by standardUser on Friday March 20, 2020 @03:28AM (#22635732)
There would be significant overlap.
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