I got your point, but I am not at all convinced that sending in people who have nothing but good intentions and 30 days of training, at a scale, and over a long

I got your point, but I am not at all convinced that sending in people who have nothing but good intentions and 30 days of training, at a scale, and over a long period of time, will result in less harm (including among those with good intentions) than not bringing in extra personnel. Especially in ICU, which as far as I can tell is the RF engineering of medicine. It takes an inordinate amount of time just to teach people what they can and can't touch and when and how, how to wash their hands properly, how to put on and take off their masks/gloves, and where to stand so as not to be in the way of people. All this in the context of a pretty contagious disease. I am pretty sure that, within 20 days, most of the volunteers would be infected themselves, and end up putting even more strain on the system. I've been in an OR as part of my job, and I'd definitely think twice before enrolling in a program like this one (and definitely not just for my own safety, although yeah, that would be a big factor, too).