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Overrun hospitals with refrigerator trucks parked outside to handle all the dead bodies would probably have a similar affect to the lockdowns. People would beco
by jjeaff 7y ago
Overrun hospitals with refrigerator trucks parked outside to handle all the dead bodies would probably have a similar affect to the lockdowns. People would become very nervous about participating in the economy. Younger individuals and children would die due to lack of hospital resources. And large loss of life would cost quite a bit economically as well.
- CryptoPunk 7y agoThe IFR of the coronavirus is likely below 1%, and it disproportionately impacts the very old. Many would continue going out and engaging in productive activity, albeit with perhaps more precautions, absent a lockdown. Looking at the available data, it's highly likely that herd immunity, and the decline in the number of deaths per day, would emerge very quickly, and then most people would carry on with their lives.