“The average stay in an ICU bed with this virus (we need to stop calling it a flu) appears to be between 14-20 days.”
My son had a recent hospital stay and there were no regular beds available. The only bed was the last one in the ICU. They wanted to ship him across the state to a different hospital but fortunately that didn’t happen. This wouldn’t just crowd the ICUs, it would also crowd the regular beds. Our hospitals are at capacity much of the time already, especially during flu season.
I call it the “Wuhanic Plague”. No confusion about what that is.
“The heads in the sand folks” are being stupid. I’d happily be wrong about all this, but too many of the things I and others have predicted have come true. I’ll go back to what I’ve been saying -
Don’t panic. Prepare and be vigilant.
But it is time to elevate your preparations.
I hope your son is ok. The hospital is the last place I ever want to be. And I worked at one for years.