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The reason why this plan doesn’t work is because 20% of people who get this disease (regardless of age bracket I believe) require hospitalization and a good num
by zrail 7y ago
The reason why this plan doesn’t work is because 20% of people who get this disease (regardless of age bracket I believe) require hospitalization and a good number of them require an ICU bed. There simply aren’t enough beds or health care workers to address the demand shock that would happen without social distancing, which means people dying at home waiting for a bed.
- umanwizard 7y agoWhat is the alternative? Shutting down doesn't work either, because it's not possible to shut down until cases worldwide go to 0, so won't the outbreak just start again after things reopen?