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Said of the coronavirus outbreak: "I just want to reiterate, because a lot of people have been asking, 'Well, what would have happened if we did nothing? Did nothing — we just rode it out.' ... And I think we got our most accurate study today, or certainly most comprehensive. Think of the number: 2.2 — potentially 2.2 million people if we did nothing."

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