There's a quote that states that all models are wrong, some happen to be useful. With this in mind I think we should stop nitpicking on non-specialists who try

There's a quote that states that all models are wrong, some happen to be useful. With this in mind I think we should stop nitpicking on non-specialists who try to raise awareness of this pandemic. Yes there might be some differences from what a specialist would have done. Due to the speed at which the situation evolves and the inability to test everyone daily there are lots of unknowns so even a specialist may not be able to give a more much precise figure, everything is going to be a rough estimate. This is a very serious situation and it's better to err on the caution side, people's lives depend on everyone doing their part. Non-constructive criticism of people who raise awareness will erode people's buy-in and people will die because of this.