Why on earth would you think we will need this many ventilators AND ICU beds MOST people are recovering at home with mild conditions!! The big job here is for families to take care of their elderly run their errands cancel their Dr. appointments go to the pharmacy for them ect. Be very careful of who gets around them!!
I certainly hope that this doesn’t overload our healthcare system. But far more knowledgeable people than I obviously think that it can; otherwise we wouldn’t be seeing all the action taken that we do, to try and flatten the ‘peak’.
And it isn’t just old people - lots of younger people have issues that could seriously complicate the disease, especially asthma which many, many young people suffer.
elderly for their part, should stop visiting Golden Corral and other restaurants during this siege.