China could still do a “burn through” with the rest of their country—only a very small percentage have been infected to date.
BREAKING: Number of healthcare workers in Massachusetts who have tested positive for coronavirus continues to climb.
@BrighamWomens
: 22 (up from 9 on Friday)
@TuftsMedicalCtr
: 20 (up from 10 on Friday)
@MassGeneralNews
: “several”
@BostonChildrens
: 1
https://twitter.com/mikesacconetv/status/1242210973924167681
While vast majority of deaths from #COVID19 are age 60+ many young adults and middle aged Americans are becoming seriously ill and surviving only after prolonged hospitalizations and ICU admissions that have long term consequences. This is a dangerous virus for most age groups.
https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1242219771778785281
Chart at link: The “Boris rule” data—would save about two thirds of ICU beds—so that is worth a couple of weeks for the ICUs.
So, it is not a crazy idea, but it will still fail fairly quickly.