The 70% number is based on people doing absolutely nothing with no change to their regular routine to prevent the virus. But as the epidemiologist said, even basic attempts to limit the spread will go a long, long way. The issue is with the folks downplaying the whole thing or hyperfocusing on the CFR when that's not the real danger, at least not initially.
All this so called over blown media hype is really only trying to achieve the following:
All this so called over blown media hype is really only trying to achieve the following: