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When the death rate is so low why are people so desperate to get tested?

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Barearseloverofthigh · 15/09/2020 14:40

Why is everyone so stressed about covid when its hardly killing anyone anymore? Just over 700 deaths were attributed to it in the last 9 weeks. We'd expect 80,000+ deaths in this same period pre covid so it's a tiny percentage of people who are dying from this. I don't understand this panic or motivation to get tested. What am i missing?

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Barearseloverofthigh · 15/09/2020 18:47

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gypsywater · 15/09/2020 18:56
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disorganisedsecretsquirrel · 15/09/2020 19:26

Because some of us are at huge risk of dying !!

I have three kids and no partner in this country. I don't want to die. Because someone wants a normal life.

However my so.ution is that ALL of us who are clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) lock ourselves down ... I can WFH as can 300k or more leaving just the 295k to be supported whilst the rest live a normal life with the mild sniffles... much better economically than 7m...

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