As I said I am speaking to hospitalized patients onku. Try to lost accurate information the death rate on hospitalized patients is nowhere near 70% and is likely not that high even in intubated patients
The criteria for hospitalization is hypoxia and or a pneumonitis demonstrated on X-ray. In NYC/North Jersey these patients are almost all started on hydroxychloroquine and Zithromax. Some improve, some don’t and deteriorate. If they end up being intubated in respiratory failure the prognosis is very bad. Among patients who are intubated and in respiratory failure the death rate approaches 70%. the point is that it is best to begin Hydroxychloroquine/zithromax long before there is hypoxia and pneumonitis and long before a confirmatory COVID-19 test result is in hand. The politicians need to let ethical clinicians do what they need to do. They must stop unreasonable restraints on the prescription and dispensing of hydroxychloroquine.