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### - this latest uk update is a bit harrowing?
Experts are predicting that around 250,000 people in Britain will die as
the result of the coronavirus outbreak, even with the mitigation measures announced by the Government.
A report by the Imperial College Covid-19 response team – which has been advising ministers – said the Government’s plans may reduce peak
healthcare demand by two-thirds and cut deaths by half.
However, it said that the pandemic was still likely to result in hundreds
of thousands dying, with the health system “overwhelmed many times over”.
“Even if all patients were able to be treated, we predict there would
still be of the order of 250,000 deaths in GB,” it said.
It said the only “viable strategy” was “suppression” of the virus with the
social distancing of the entire population, home isolation of cases and household and quarantine of their family members – possibly supplemented
by school and university closures.
It says such measures would need to be maintained potentially for 18
months or more until a vaccine becomes available.
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the implication that it's all gonna ultimately be down to some kinda
future 'vaccine' to get rid of it is just a tad worrying? that it can't BE successfully avoided, only endured!
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