Resource constraints play a major factor in the death rate. People who are in critical condition with the virus can be saved in an ICU by being placed on artifi

Resource constraints play a major factor in the death rate. People who are in critical condition with the virus can be saved in an ICU by being placed on artificial respiration. In Hubei, the epicentre, there is an extreme shortage of hospital beds. Most people are sent away, even with severe symptoms. This is why the death rate is higher.