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Re:Americans think they are better at social distancing than... by grecy on Monday May 18, 2020 @11:44AM (#23223859)
> Turns out, the American way of half-assing it has been sufficient to slow the spread of the virus more than enough to avert catastrophe

91,000 Americans have died from this[1], and you don't think it's a catastrophe?

Remember, only 2,977 died on 9/11 [2]

[1] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11...

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Re:Americans think they are better at social distancing than... by standardUser on Monday May 18, 2020 @11:48AM (#23223915)
America is suffering greatly from this pandemic, but we have avoided far worse scenarios seen in parts of China and Italy thanks to lockdown efforts. That is what I mean by "avert catastrophe". Healthcare systems were never overloaded and curves have largely been bent.
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