Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)

[abaris]

I've said in this space that even if the death rates are higher than expected, it's not like there will be bodies in the streets or something. This isn't a Stephen King novel.

And I responded it isn't about death tolls, it's about hospital capacities. That's the real problem and that's being communicated by our government. In Italy there's already a triage in effect because their capacities are stressed to their limits. As a former medic I know what that means. People are subjected to a kind of selection, if they can be saved or if they are left to die. That's not something to strive for and so I stand by the regulations our government imposes.