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Re:Current estimates about the Covid-19 fatality rate may be... by hcknwscommenter on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @10:26PM (#22690341)
"If it still appears to be more contagious and more fatal than the flu"

If? The amount of magical thinking required to still have some doubt about this is undefinable. Spain is converting ice-rinks into morgues to store the freaking bodies. NYC has run out of ventilators and the federal response is something like: NY could have had some at a good price in 2015.

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Re:Current estimates about the Covid-19 fatality rate may be... by meowface on Thursday March 26, 2020 @03:13PM (#22696846)
I'm just speaking in a neutral way. As in "if it remains the case that...". Of course, I do think it is the case, and am not doubtful at all. It seems to be incontrovertible. I'm talking about how I expect the population to react based on their perception of the situation.
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