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Extra history is fantastic, thanks for sharing. The problem here isn't with the mortality per se, it's with the strain on healthcare resources. We just don't h

Extra history is fantastic, thanks for sharing. The problem here isn't with the mortality per se, it's with the strain on healthcare resources. We just don't have the capacity to deal with an influx of cases requiring hospitalization. Currently about 10%+ of COVID-19 require that. We don't have the beds, the oxygen support, the ventilators, and generally the ability to keep these people from infecting others. That leads to scenes like in Wuhan where people get turned away from hospitals, where they end up dying at home, where bodies require mass cremation, etc. This could happen anywhere. The US healthcare system is not prepared for this. (I don't believe for a second in the assertion that it's the best in the world. Perhaps quality of care is good, but the system that pays for it is a joke. But it's also hugely variable, with some great hospitals attached to university research centers, and a ton of terrible underfunded ones.)

joering2 7y ago
There was article yesterday that one of cruise passenger coming back to USA felt weak and had fewer, but Miami Hospital told him it will cost $3,700 to test his blood. He went home without testing and 3 days later came back with positive result for cornv-19. so much for “best healthcare” if you can’t afford it.
- extradego 7y ago
  What a joke. Sometimes I am just amazed America still exists.
azurezyq 7y ago
Wuhan later realized the problem that you cannot build ICU rooms as fast. But what is actually need is isolation. They turned stadiums into huge hospitals for those mid-age non-urgent positives. At least they are not spreading viruses to family members. So far it worked pretty well and I just don't see a better way. This is a war. Been in US for several years, I would say US medical system is not designed for scalability and I have huge doubt if it would work. So far this proved to be working.

joering2 7y ago

There was article yesterday that one of cruise passenger coming back to USA felt weak and had fewer, but Miami Hospital told him it will cost $3,700 to test his blood. He went home without testing and 3 days later came back with positive result for cornv-19. so much for “best healthcare” if you can’t afford it.

extradego 7y ago
What a joke. Sometimes I am just amazed America still exists.

azurezyq 7y ago

Wuhan later realized the problem that you cannot build ICU rooms as fast. But what is actually need is isolation. They turned stadiums into huge hospitals for those mid-age non-urgent positives. At least they are not spreading viruses to family members. So far it worked pretty well and I just don't see a better way. This is a war. Been in US for several years, I would say US medical system is not designed for scalability and I have huge doubt if it would work. So far this proved to be working.