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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by buzzkillington on Monday April 20, 2020 @08:49PM (#22930657)
>Frankly, I'm not sure why so many on HN are surprised by this. The scientific data on asymptomatic carriers coming out of Italy, Germany, South Korea, and Iceland has been very clear on a majority asymptomatic frame for this virus. I think that maybe authorities and responsible people are concerned that this information could lead to people flouting lockdowns more.

Because people on here panicked without thinking and don't want to admit it.

No one wants to say "Oh yeah, I ignored second year calculus and never bothered plotting logistic growth curves with the full spread of expected fatalities. Because of this I supported legislation that's started the next Great Depression. But I meant well!"

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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by closeparen on Monday April 20, 2020 @09:26PM (#22930903)
We don't know that the fatality rate is off, we just suspect and hope it. Measurements of this kind are how we'll find out.
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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by Guest42 on Monday April 20, 2020 @09:27PM (#22930915)
Are you claiming that everything is normal and would benefit from a complete reopen? Are you also claiming that the economy is in otherwise healthy shape regardless of the interest rate levels and global buyback programs that have been ongoing prior to the outbreak?
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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by SpicyLemonZest on Monday April 20, 2020 @09:40PM (#22930989)
A complete reopen, no - crowded stadiums and amusement parks probably shouldn't happen. Things would never have been normal right now, and there's no silver bullet to make them normal again.

I can't speak for the original commenter, but I think the evidence increasingly suggests that we would benefit from allowing people to visit small groups of friends and run non-essential businesses.

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