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Re:After 100K Covid-19 cases, it’s clearer where Californian... by dragontamer on Sunday May 31, 2020 @12:47AM (#23367261)
> would be to simply convince the public that it's very dangerous to go outside

That theory is being tested in Sweden right now. No government force, just strongly trying to convince residents to socially distance. And now its one of the highest death rates in all of Europe.

The libertarian ideal of people "doing the right thing" simply doesn't work.

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Re:After 100K Covid-19 cases, it’s clearer where Californian... by scottlocklin on Sunday May 31, 2020 @01:05AM (#23367339)
Sweden's doing better on a per-capita basis than the UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium and France; pretty much any way you slice the data, and all of those countries implemented lock downs.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deat...

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Re:After 100K Covid-19 cases, it’s clearer where Californian... by dlemire on Sunday May 31, 2020 @11:21AM (#23370099)
Half of the deaths in Sweden are in long-term care homes, and happened to people under the care of the state.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52704836

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