>>11469999If the virus goes rampant within a country, complications and deaths soar. If the healthcare system is burdened dealing with COVID-2019 victims, then the ability to provide care for victims of other causes decreases, further increasing mortality and decreasing social welfare.
The drastic responses by certain governments in recent days are the result of them doing barely little back when the problem was more manageable. Look at South Korea or Taiwan or Hong Kong or Singapore for examples of how it should've been managed.
