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Arizona will have triage panels soon (early-mid july), to decide who gets care or not in hospitals.

"soon the only option might be "crisis levels of care"" - Will Humble (former director of arizona's department of health)

What does that mean? Well :

"If your in a bed, normally they'll keep you for a few days, but now they're going to send you home with oxygen" - Will Humble

Basically, they ll check your symptoms, and give you a gas tank full of air, send you home, and prey you make it.
Naturally this isn't as safe as being in a hospital hooked up to systems that monitor your health, and doctors come running if things get bad.


The triage thing, basically means if you have a co-factor, or are old, they wont bother to treat you, and instead spend their efforts on younger people that have a better chance of makeing it.  Dont be old and get sick... it kills you.