those aren't assumptions, they are actually the conclusion of countless qualified experts, like the ones who were working double shifts in hospitals that were s

those aren't assumptions, they are actually the conclusion of countless qualified experts, like the ones who were working double shifts in hospitals that were so overloaded with COVID patients that they had to open up field hospitals or convert entire floors to "bonus COVID wing" what do you think happens when 1 more covid patient comes in, just a single one? it becomes yet more work for those on the ground monitoring and tending to them, thus making things worse.