Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[sourland]

Folks, we're leaning political, and that does not bode well for this thread.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

It is a shame nobody is really talking about the elephant in the room here. This could not have happened at a worse time in this country. The response has been disjointed, late and inadequate. States are on their own with no federal leadership. Misinformation is rampant and their is no clear direction, states and counties are on their own. In a few weeks the tsunami will hit and the healthcare system will not be able to keep up. Decisions will be made about who lives (gets a ventilator) and who does not. People will not be able to gather to mourn the dead, people will die alone at home. The poorest amongst us will be the hardest hit because they will continue to work because they have no choice. We are a rudderless ship.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

It is political, we are being screwed by our government.

Truth, I aggressively agree with you, but there *IS* still a level of political that does not bode well for this thread. :T

 

[sourland]

If you want to know what your future may hold, just check in on what is happening in NY. The same escalation has started here in NJ. This is an exceedingly infectious agent. It only takes one infected person to start an ever expanding cell of disease. Non symptomatic individuals if infected are spreading the illness.

 

[cheepteach]

the truth is that those of us with a family or friends support system will get through this better than those isolated or alone. Take care of each other.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I sadly note that Tony Fauci is no longer part of the daily Coronavirus updates.

He was pretty vocal on the Sunday morning talk shows. I didn’t think his honesty would be appreciated/ tolerated for long.

 

[sourland]

It is political, we are being screwed by our government.

I won't go there, but we don't want to get this thread shut down. We have already been warned by the boss. Best to deal with information and let the opinions rest if we are to continue.

 

[sourland]

He was pretty vocal on the Sunday morning talk shows. I didn’t think his honesty would be appreciated/ tolerated for long.

A prediction that I made to the Princess.

 

[cheepteach]

honorable people don't play well in politics

 

[ChocolateMouse]

@sourland, Or look at Italy for that matter.

I know some people here think our health system is much better than theirs and better equipped to handle it.
I'd like people to know that experts disagree with that. We don't even have as many hospital beds per capita as Italy. Our healthcare system can NOT handle more per-capita strain than Italy's. The only thing that can save us is better management by the government and by our own people. The latter of which I have a modicum of confidence in. We're a deeply social nation and we like to think we're great at looking out for each other. I think we've got a good chance of showing it here.

Sources for days, pick your poison;
https://www.who.int/healthinfo/paper30.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_hospital_bedshttps://www.prosperity.com/rankings (sort by healthcare)
https://www.healthsystemtracker.org...#item-respiratory-disease-mortality-1980-2015https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...f-health-index-hong-kong-and-singapore-at-top