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Millions Had Risen Out of Poverty. Coronavirus Is Pulling Them Back
- dr_dshiv 7y agoOpening the economy will kill people. Keeping it closed will also kill people. It's complicated. Is anyone modeling this? Back of the envelope: if 500 million people lose two years of life [1], that is 1 billion years lost. Assuming Coronavirus takes 10 years of life on average from 10 million globally, that is 100 million years lost. [1] According to this article, poverty reduces lifespans in the range of 10-15 years. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30327-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-1...