haxxiy on 07 March 2020
SvennoJ said:
We simply do not have the capacity to hospitalize that many people if the current trend continues. China had the resources to build giant field hospitals and get the best equipment to keep people alive. Some other patients did suffer though as entire wings of hospitals were reserved for covid-19 patients. Death rate will unfortunately go up once the healthcare system can't keep pace anymore. |
To be fair, there are negative feedback loops at play in here, like we're seeing in Daegu and Wuhan. When we're at the point that hospitals are almost full at a given location, I doubt there'll be enough people in the streets, schools, social events etc. anymore to keep an outbreak sustainable for much longer.
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