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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (434663)3/23/2020 7:44:53 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
The CDC estimates that there have been 20,000 to 40,000 deaths in the United States so far this year.

Just for comparison, that's a thousand times more deaths in the United States than have been blamed on the coronavirus so far.

npr.org



To: Terry Maloney who wrote (434663)3/23/2020 9:59:49 PM
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A week ago Hawaii was at zero
Today we hit 77

Kauai is self quarantined(the whole island told all tourists not to come)Oahu and Maui on self imposed lockdowns

Our island?

Our senile Mayor says "it's business as usual"

westhawaiitoday.com

here's out State Dept of health director

“It’s a waste of time (to test) if they’re asymptomatic. We’re not going to find a positive even if they’re carrying the virus,” Anderson said. “It’s not a case where we can test everyone.”

or

The science is still out on how often people can spread the disease without showing symptoms themselves.

Yeah, I know, neither one makes sense.