Let’s put it another way.
The Flu, and heart attacks and strokes and accidents and surgeries gone wrong keep our ICU’s pretty near full all the time.
THIS virus is an extra add on.
And it looks like 2-5% of those who get it, roughly, need an ICU bed to recover (and not die).
So if 10,000 people in your locale get this that means 200-500 of them will need an ICU bed.
How many ICU beds, extra, do the hospitals in your area have at any one given time?
How many ventilators?
Does each ICU have a ventilator? Just wondering.
I do understand that corona is on top of the usual.
I know people who lost their jobs today because of this. They are poor people.
I am not saying they should die of cv instead.
I am just saying this is overkill in my opinion. We lose homes, cars, insurance, etc very quickly at this rate. Very damaging to our health and I’m starting to think it’s worse than the cv at this point.
I am not a flu bro. I have followed these threads since the beginning. I’ve supported things like high risk sheltering, prep of more icu rooms.
I understand the curve etc. I also saw a man fired today due to lack of taxi business. He told me all the mechanics have been cut back too. This is also happening on a large and exponential scale and should not be excused as “ all necessary.” I don’t believe it’s all necessary. Some, yes.