>It's pretty clear that the current policies are misguided, IMO. The vast majority of those dying are the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions, most

>It's pretty clear that the current policies are misguided, IMO. The vast majority of those dying are the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions, most of the time, both. THOSE people should be locked down tight and they should receive testing and resources if we are to minimize the death toll. This seems to be what Sweden is doing, and so far it's working okay. Nice to see a country that's trying to minimise violation of its citizens' right to free movement by only imposing restrictions that have the most "bang for their buck". Also Korea. From https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/mass-testing-school-closings-lockdowns-countries-pick-tactics-war-against-coronavirus https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/mass-testing-school-...: "“South Korea is a democratic republic; we feel a lockdown is not a reasonable choice,” says Kim Woo-Joo, an infectious disease specialist at Korea University. Instead, the key to success has been a large, well-organized testing program, combined with extensive efforts to isolate infected people and trace and quarantine their contacts. "