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> I am assuming the virus will burn out in 2-3 months.

This is a really optimistic assumption. I hope you're right, but I would hope no political unit is making plans based on it.

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Actually, that's extremely pessimistic. Unchecked exponential growth until it slams in to the population ceiling is both the worst-case scenario for fatalities, and also the scenario that would finish in three months.

Assuming that immunity lasts for an extended period or indefinitely, which we have no way of knowing yet.

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