Would like a read on what you think are "acceptable losses" in terms of life.
And no, I am not "baiting" just looking for perspectives.
FWIW, I am assuming that Italy is close to a "do nothing" (as they acted late and inefficiently) and we could have similar loss of life if we simply let the virus run its course.
- Italy , 60M population = 10K fatalities so far
- US, 330M pop = 55K dead...
And if I assume that the virus has hit ~60% of the Italy... this number could increase by half again..
So the equivalent of 75K - 100K US fatalities.
Lot's of variables here (age of population for example works in our favor but diabetes/obesity rates work against us) and much to discuss whether the restrictions save these lives or just delay the inevitable... But I come back to the core question, what do you believe is acceptable loss of life.... (or do you have different assumptions? or some other criteria that supersedes the loss of life)
Be safe