Let's for the sake of the argument ignore all the deaths that would happen with proper care, young and old alike. A low double-digit percentage of all identifie

Let's for the sake of the argument ignore all the deaths that would happen with proper care, young and old alike. A low double-digit percentage of all identified cases require hospitalization to survive. A double-digit percentage of those will die if they don't get intensive care. 40-70% of the population is expected to contract the disease this year. It's not madness to take very strong measures to prevent that wave of hospitalizations from overwhelming the healthcare system. Most healthcare systems operate close to capacity, and people won't stop getting sick for other reasons while the epidemic is ongoing. This is the situation facing all countries with an advanced Covid19 epidemic. But hey, it's a free market. Maybe one or two free-world countries will go on with business as usual, and we will get to see in practice whether the rest of the world was excessively careful. I wouldn't want to stake my parents' health on that when all indications say otherwise, but maybe someone else is OK with the gamble.