In total, in an unmitigated epidemic, we would predict approximately 510,000 deaths in GB and 2.2 million in the US,  not  accounting  for  the potential  negative effects  of  health  systems  being  overwhelmed  on mortality.

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From my own calculation extrapolating the numbers ...
Basic number: 200 deaths per 1M in Italy / Spain

Pop. 331 million
70,000 deaths in the US

Pop. 67 million
13,400 deaths in the UK

Pop. 61 million
13,200 deaths in Italy

China COVID-19 deaths
2.4 per 1M
Pop. 1.4 billion - total deaths: 3,300

South Korea
Pop. 51.3 million --  total deaths: 152

Per capita numbers already surpassed by a majority of European nations :: SHAMEFUL!!

Behind Italy and Spain, The Netherlands is leading the pack of many modern states: France - Belgium - Switzerland - Luxemburg - Portugal and Denmark.

The Netherlands
Basic number: 120 deaths per 1M
Pop. 17 million - 2,040 deaths

China's Culture of respect for the elderly ...

7 Cultures That Celebrate Aging And Respect Their Elders | Huff Post |

Aging isn't just a biological process -- it's also very much a cultural one.

Different cultures have different attitudes and practices around aging and death, and these cultural perspectives can have a huge effect on our experience of getting older.

While many cultures celebrate the aging process and venerate their elders, in Western cultures -- where youth is fetishized and the elderly are commonly removed from the community and relegated to hospitals and nursing homes -- aging can become a shameful experience. Physical signs of human aging tend to be regarded with distaste, and aging is often depicted in a negative light in popular culture, if it is even depicted at all.

Psychologist Erik Erickson argued that the Western fear of aging keeps us from living full lives. "Lacking a culturally viable ideal of old age, our civilization does not really harbor a concept of the whole of life," he wrote.