Here’s my take:
1. The high load wouldn’t be seen in the emergency rooms or the main entranceways - it would be where people are put on ventilators, in the ICU, which, in my experience, is AWAY from the entrances.
2. We are dealing here with a virus that seems to double in cases every 72 hours or so. And it takes time for ventilators, PPE, and other equipment to be shipped, prepped, and checked for proper operation (and perhaps serviced). Therefore governors or mayors scrambling and yelling _now_ are actually being responsible, trying to stay ahead of the curve.
3. Don’t draw conclusions for another couple of weeks. Play out the old game of taking a penny, doubling that the next day, doubling _that_ value the next, etc. Before long you’re a millionaire. The base rate of the WuFlu is 3 days, perhaps with the damnable shutdown we’ve stretched it out quite a bit.
“The base rate of the WuFlu is 3 days, perhaps with the damnable shutdown we’ve stretched it out quite a bit.”
Does ‘base rate’ mean the # of cases double every 3 days?