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Imagine how different things could be if instead of all these resources being poured into locking down a whole damned state and country they were put into protecting the most vulnerable, educating and re-educating people on the simple measures to take to reduce the spread.
Beefing up the health system to be able to handle any large impact.
But people still being able to work, to see loved ones, to move freely except for near the aforementioned vulnerable.

There is much attention paid to the potential seriousness of this virus, yet real life figures around the globe do not support the extreme measure being taken.