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Eh.... no... that's what Italy tried to do, (tried to stamp out clusters, while keeping everything the same and itdidn't work) Right now they are having massiv

Eh.... no... that's what Italy tried to do, (tried to stamp out clusters, while keeping everything the same and itdidn't work) Right now they are having massive casualties per day, to almost (if not more) than ww2, and there is no sign of slowing down yet. "Italy reports 5,986 new cases of coronavirus and 627 new deaths, raising total to 47,021 cases and 4,032 dead"

onetimemanytime 7y ago
China should have reacted while it was there, before it spread to everywhere. But what's done is done. By the way his point is that what happened in Italy is normal, old and frail people will die. No need to ruin everything to--maybe--extend their life for a few more years. Pay old and sick people to quarantine? -edit to add-- were saving x lives from Coronavirus at an enormous cost. How many others are dying because they can't get their current health issues dealt with in a normal manner due to the mobilization to fight this virus? My guess is that a lot of people that normally would have lived, will now die from cancer, diabetes, heart issues etc etc.
sparrish 7y ago
No, Italy's real issue is they're have the oldest population in Europe and the highest per/capita smokers in Europe. Since Covid-19 hits that demographic hardest (elderly with respiratory issues), they have the highest mortality rate. The average age of those dying from this in Italy is 80.
- dplgk 7y ago
  And a lot families living with parents, grandparents et Al.
- taylodl 7y ago
  Don't forget the under 55 group are still consuming precious ICU resources. No, they don't typically die, but yes they're tying up needed resources and as such are contributing to the overall number of deaths.