https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca
My hope is that we can have a serious discussion about this.
One issue biologists talk about is something called herd immunity. Basically, how do enough healthy people get CV19 that our species enters into a normal equilibrium of resistance with the virus that we have with other influenza viruses, while protecting vulnerable segments of the population like over-60s with pre-existing ailments. A good start is to avoid actions that spread the virus while you may be incubating it but asymptomatic. It's all common sense stuff, as we've chatted about here. If you are over 60 and have anything that compromises your immune system, respiratory problems, any history of encephalitis or other inflammatory diseases, any major cardio problems, then yes, social distancing is quite sensible.
If some robustly healthy 64 year old pest named Barton comes by for coffee, tell him that his glow of health could be illusory and that he needs to sanitize his hands, and put his own coffee mug under scalding water when he leaves. Tell him even though he lives in the middle of nowhere, you just saw that his county, Pennington County, had its first reported case. Make him sit on a plastic chair, and spray it with disinfectant when he leaves. If he pets your cat, shave the cat and dip it in a weak solution of sodium hypochlorite for thirty minutes. Just kidding on that last one. Really, best thing is to talk through the door. Just know that Barton is a lifelong door licker. Do the right thing.