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What are you suggesting is a delaying tactic? What is the thing being delayed?



The delaying was so that we 'delayed' or avoided overfilling the hospitals and causing a lot of secondary death and damage. Delay people getting sick, reduce the max. Spread the infections out over time.


I don't think that's necessarily what the person I replied to is talking about, given their language, which is why I asked.




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