> Shutting down the economy means that large numbers of people will die of suicide and other syndromes associated with economic deprivation.

I think that these arguments sounds empty, because to qualify them we would need to compare them to deaths from pandemic. That is not being done all that much and when being done, the numbers for pandemic unrealistically low.

I would also expect people whose care is well being of poor to promote social distancing measure that does not harm economy - masks, closed beaches, limit amount of people in store simultaneously, mandate hands disinfection upon entering store or other public area.

I would also expect them to support stay-at-home-if-sick policies for workers to protect others. Support people who are old or otherwise at risk and decide they dont want to come to work and replacing them by younger people willing to risk in exchange for more money.

I would expect promoting voting by mail too to avoid crowds to voting stations.

I dont see any of that, I see claims that threat is exaggerated.