NAVAJO NATION
Navajo Nation braces for a surge of coronavirus cases
On March 17, when the Navajo Nation saw its first COVID-19 case, the reservation’s limited health facilities sprang into action...It didn’t take long for one case to turn into two, and then 20. As of Monday, the Navajo Nation, which sprawls across three states, had 1,197 positive coronavirus cases. It has a per capita infection rate 10 times higher than that of neighboring Arizona and the third-highest infection rate in the country behind those of New York and New Jersey...
NBC News 46 min ago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/navajo-nation-braces-for-a-surge-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB12UGms?ocid=spartanntp
HEALTH CARE:
Patients with heart attacks, strokes and even appendicitis vanish from hospitals
“...Five weeks into a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, many doctors believe the pandemic has produced a silent sub-epidemic of people who need care at hospitals but dare not come in....
A Gallup online poll taken March 28 to April 2 asked people with different conditions how concerned they would be about exposure to coronavirus if they needed “medical treatment right now” at a hospital or doctor’s office. Eighty-six percent of people with heart disease said they would be either “very concerned” or “moderately concerned.” Among people with high blood pressure, the figure was 83 percent...”
WaPo 12 hours ago
there’s an article on California that says auto accidents are down 50%. That’s a good portion of ER admissions. Other than that, people are scared of hospitals right now.