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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by Medicalidiot on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:04PM (#22671104)
China quarantined 700 million of its citizens for fun and it still killed thousands. I'm sure that they regret the policies they implemented right now as they've finally gotten a hold of the outbreak.

Edit: I was being sarcastic here. China messed up the initial response but their draconian tactics worked well.

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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by treyfitty on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:10PM (#22671141)
Why would they regret it? I don’t follow your reasoning. They got a hold of the outbreak precisely because they ramped up quarantining
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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by Medicalidiot on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:20PM (#22671205)
I was being sarcastic.... it never translates well over text.
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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by nate_meurer on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:44PM (#22671372)
I must have have a naturally sarcastic inner monologue, because your sarcasm came through loud and clear to me.
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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by Medicalidiot on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:55PM (#22671433)
I thought it was so outlandish that no one could actually believe it. Then I thought about my crazy uncle who still thinks this is a bioweapon released by the Chinese on its own citizens.
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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by dannykwells on Monday March 23, 2020 @10:14PM (#22671165)
Yes, only thousands. The point of the quarantine was to avoid deaths of millions. China has flattened thoer curve, no one else has.
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Re:Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and non‐ev... by clouddrover on Monday March 23, 2020 @11:12PM (#22671515)
South Korea has. It's still going up but it's flatter than it was: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
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