It is true. People who think it isn't seem to think the 2% gets culled like Thanos snaps a finger, without any consequence. It's not quick, it's not clean, and

It is true. People who think it isn't seem to think the 2% gets culled like Thanos snaps a finger, without any consequence. It's not quick, it's not clean, and when the hospitals are overwhelmed it's going to get much more ugly with all those preventable deaths be much more than 2%. For each patient that ends up in the ICU and dies there are 4 or 5 more not in the ICU that need beds and oxygen. The UK really wanted to do your approach, tried to do it, but has quickly discovered it wasn't going to be feasible. Its idealistic and doesn't hold up against the reality. If you want to avoid lock downs you don't delay in acting. Look to Taiwan and Korea for guidance there. We have had to lock down because we ignored it and need to get it under control. We can ease up once it's under control and we have our act together. All of the focus right now should be on limiting economic damage with measures like the UK and Denmark are doing, and getting our act together pronto on how to expand the health system, expand testing, expand production of necessary equipment and PPE, so on.