[joeysteele]

The death total has become obscene and a scandal.
From in part the reckless and dangerous decisions and procrastination of the government, when it's deliberately chosen to disregard health and science advice.

Also on its preparing, or more like it not preparing for how to deal with this pandemic.

However it was the health and science who originally stated 20,000 would be a good result.
Not the government, they just went with that view from them.

Although how anyone, government, health or science so called expert or layperson.
Could ever term in any context, 20,000 deaths and the grief and devastation that brings to at least hundreds of thousands of families and friends of those lost loved ones, as a good result is disgraceful.