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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by pnako on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:10PM (#23120908)
Assuming 12.38 million people would die of it, 12.38 million people would die of it.

Stop assuming things.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by cozzyd on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:29PM (#23121039)
It's a conservative assumption based on a low estimate of R_0 without mitigations.

It's hard to make inferences about the world without assumptions.

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by selectodude on Friday May 08, 2020 @09:32PM (#23121359)
You're the one trying to make OP prove a negative.
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