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More than a dozen researchers predicted how the US's coronavirus outbreak will end. They estimated nearly 200,000 people could die by the end of the year.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/coronavirus-deaths-us-predictions-social-distancing-2020-3

In a new report from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 18 infectious-disease-modelling researchers predicted how the US coronavirus outbreak could evolve in the coming months.

The researchers estimated that about 195,000 people could die by the end of the year.

But a model from the Imperial College of London estimated up to 2.2 million people could die if no actions were taken to stop transmission in the US.

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Trump says he's considering short-term quarantine of New York, New Jersey, parts of Connecticut

At least they're thinking about it now. Maybe not Wuhan style but who knows where it would lead if they don't get a handle on this quickly. Another idea...mass manufacturing and shipping of N95/surgical masks to NYC. Give masks away to all citizens who don't have them. Make it illegal to go out in public without wearing one (issue fines).

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/politics/trump-new-york-new-jersey-quarantine-coronavirus/index.html

Trump said that the possible quarantine would be "enforceable" and "restrict travel" from those parts of the tri-state area.

"Restrict travel, because they're having problems down in Florida, a lot of New Yorkers going down. We don't want that," he said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that he spoke with Trump on Saturday morning, but that the two had not discussed a quarantine for the state.
"I don't even know what that means. I don't know how that could be legally enforceable," the Democratic governor said during in a news conference in Albany. "And from a medical point view, I don't know what you would be accomplishing."

"But I can tell you, I don't even like the sound of it," he added.