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by techslave 2232 days ago
I’m not sure you understand the position we’re in. The intent of all this intervention is to flatten the curve, not to zero, but to keep hospitals at capacity. Thus spreading the disease and causing more deaths, but preventing only those deaths that would have been preventable save lack of hospital capacity.

As a swede said, not eliminating deaths just shifting them in time.

Yes, spreading the disease is a benefit to the population.