Italy has a much smaller much older population than the United States.
Since this is less fatal than the flu for most people who get it, the USA wont have to worry about Italy comparisons.
Can I infer if Bergum was running the NDHSAA they'd still be playing basketball?
Because 6,000+ high school kids gather at a handful of locations in Fargo everyday.
Governor of North Dakota implying if they shut the schools down it would be based on fears and not facts.
Yet they cancel North Dakota High School Basketball Tournament.
But two teams playing against each other (no fans) has to be like bottom of the barrel stuff.
40 people in one spot? A hundred? The same amount of people at an average job?
More people will walk through the Mall of America this weekend than would come in contact with each other if the NBA played the rest of their games?
NHL is next.
NCAA sports will then be targeted.
Those models likely already calculated that people would do what they had to do to minimize risks and deaths (lower end of the estimates).
At least I would hope Harvard experts would be that smart.
"Oh crap Joe. We forgot to take into account that people were less likely to gather in large groups when a virus 10x more deadly than the flu is having an outbreak! Do you think people will wash their hands more too?"
Sports fans will celebrate and watch together at house parties and bars.
Need to cancel all events immediately so people have one less reason for social get togethers.
Up to 150 million Americans are expected to contract the coronavirus
.01 x 70 mill.
.01 x 150 mill.
Between 700,000 and 1,500,000 people in the USA will die from the Coronavirus.
You gotta trust the experts man!
The scientists say their best guess is 800,000 adults in the USA will die from the coronavirus.
Dont worry I'll check in a year or two to see how accurate they were.
But I'm suppose to also make a guess? Haha