That isn't the news coming out of the WH with a projection of 245,000 deaths.
It occurs to me that two things would be devastating to the current effort to slow the progress of the disease.
First, convincing people that not taking steps to avoid exposure while the disease remains contagious only guarantees a successive wave of infections, which would mean that
(Second) projections for an end to the social/economic restrictions would be off by a minimum of two weeks, those needing to again be extended to get the desired result.
The first would appear that the steps taken were not working (intensifying panic, extending the toilet paper shortage)
The second would be the final nail in the financial coffins of many small businesses and households, exacting an economic toll far beyond even the additional bailout bills putting us further than ever in debt, crushing the economy back to Obamanian or lower levels.
Recall, crashing the economy is one goal of the Dems/MSM, panic and despair is another.
With the onset of this administration came optimism, and the Dems and MSM are doing all in their power to crush that.
When the people behind this sort of stuff would sell their own villagers to the ovens and slave labor for the approval of their master, this misery is child's play and they feed on it.