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Left = 14 Days shut down = 128m infect
Right = 2 months shut down = 14m infect
Link NYTimes Graph,
https://t.co/mQ6BgU2uqX?amp=1
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)He is obsessed with avoiding indictment, and retaining power.
cos dem
(895 posts)I don't think Americans are going to tolerate a huge death toll, especially if it's clear that it is higher than necessary due to dumbass' negligence. I know everyone is on edge, but it won't take too many R voters to flip or not vote to swing the election our way.
He's so stupid he can only think about the next 15 minutes. Even my dog can think longer term than this.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Only worry about the next 90 days.
magicarpet
(13,939 posts).... he wants to get that second term so he can swindle and plunder the US Treasury like none have done before.
$$$$$$$$$$
pat_k
(9,313 posts)For projection of deaths assuming the continuation of strong social distancing measures and other protective measures, see the Total Deaths graph on the following page (from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington)
https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections
Using the same mortality rate for both scenarios graphed in the NY Times projections, we can expect the number of deaths estimated by IHME to increase 9.14 times if social distancing ends prematurely.
Of course, the mortality rate for the "go back to business as usual" scenario would be much higher because hospitals would be utterly overwhelmed. I have no idea how much higher the mortality rate would be, but if the current estimate of 1.5% became 3%, you'd be talking 320,000 to 3 million deaths.