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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88
Time for perspective...
Approximately .000009% of the total US population currently has a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Of that tiny %, 80% will have minimal to no symptoms.
65 people have died from COVID-19... .00000017% of the population, which means you are more likely to die in America from a lightening strike.
I am all for a measured (keyword: MEASURED) response to combating COVID-19, but that ship has sailed when you start closing restaurants, banning gatherings, etc.
This response is the equivalent of banning all vehicles/driving to eliminate deaths/injuries from auto accidents.
A key to effective public policy and good governance is measured and reasonable actions that will encourage adherence.
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The chance of dying from a lightning strike doesn't exponentially increase if you ignore it.
Auto accidents aren't going to all of a sudden overfill hospitals like Coronavirus has done in multiple countries.
Bad analogies aside, actually having an outline planned that's known before this kind of stuff even starts would probably help some... closing restaurants/bars seems extreme at this point, IMO, outside of possibly very few cities.