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The low fatality rate of the virus raises the interesting ethical question whether one should care at all. Japan and Sweden seem to be some of the few countries that only take very mild measures (but also contact tracing and recommendations etc.). Even if a full outbreak equals perhaps 10 flu seasons at once, one could ask why aren't we also doing lockdowns to prevent the next 10 years of flu seasons? Joe Biden's coronavirus adviser in fact does not want to get older than 75 anyhow.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/joe-biden-coronavirus-adviser-ezekiel-emanuel-wants-to-die-at-75/</ref> The economic damages might eventually prove just as severe as the death toll due to the virus. One reason to care could be that overwhelmed health system would cause additional deaths, or that even mild cases of the disease may cause unforeseen long-term damages.