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Originally Posted by BleedingRed
Right but do you think it would have been double had we not locked down, how much did we mitigate it? Or would those people have died all the same over a longer period of time?
I don't know the answers, and its worth discussing.
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There are clear examples of countries that locked down early and prevented spread. There are other examples of countries that waited too long and were overwhelmed. There are paired examples of neighboring countries with similar demographics implementing different testing and lockdown strategies with a six-fold difference in death rate.
You've been posting in this thread throughout. If you wanted the info, it's been in here.
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