Corona Virus #4

[D2Cat]

The whole story.
Only two deaths in Italy because of COVID-19. The other deaths were other diseases/ailments with COVID-19.
Italy's Department of Civil Protection: Only two confirmed deaths because of COVID-19 - Naked Food Magazine

Guess it all depends on what you read. Italy reports 368 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Latest updates | News | Al Jazeera

Just google "virus deaths in Italy" and get other's opinions.

 

[D2Cat]

Here's a link with a story of an American who was in Italy playing professional basketball.

"The hospitals are at such a capacity all throughout Italy, but especially in the towns around me. If a young person such as myself came in with the virus, and an older person came in, say 65, or 70, at such a capacity they would only treat me. And they would tell the older person to go home. They were literally choosing who was going to get treatment because of the rates that elderly people are dying at, versus the rate of recovery for younger people.

Americans that haven’t witnessed what I saw in Italy, and what you see going around on the internet, people think it’s just the flu. Coronavirus travels so much faster than the flu. It’s kind of an ignorance."

Here's the link to get the whole story. Coronavirus: Ex-Wisconsin star Ethan Happ back from Italy, quarantined

 

[Garandman]

If you have 40 minutes and want to really understand what this disease is about in a matter-of-fact way.

 

[ovrszd]

Obviously America has a long ways to go before we are over the hump of this pandemic...but sooner or later there will be a light at the end of the tunnel...

When was the last time that Americans collectively had something of this significance to look forward to?...

How about War On Terrorism?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Obviously America has a long ways to go before we are over the hump of this pandemic...but sooner or later there will be a light at the end of the tunnel...

When was the last time that Americans collectively had something of this significance to look forward to?...

Do you really want me to answer that?

 

[rswyan]

US death toll from coronavirus hits 100 | TheHill

 

[/pine]

How about War On Terrorism?

Not even close...to really effect the typical US (civilian) citizen...something has to hit closer to home than most terrorist attacks...911 was an obvious exception...

Do you really want me to answer that?

I don't think you can really...at least not from a personal perspective...(remember the key word is collectively)

 

[/pine]

US death toll from coronavirus hits 100 | TheHill

Numbers at this point are insignificant...it's all about testing including those that may have already recovered from the virus that may not ever get tested...unless they develop a test for COVID-19 after the fact...we may never know what the actual numbers are...

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Numbers at this point are insignificant...it's all about testing including those that may have already recovered from the virus that may not ever get tested...unless they develop a test for COVID-19 after the fact...we may never know what the actual numbers are...

You are correct in your assessment. What I find unbelievable, is that "our" American healthcare system is ALREADY underwater, understaffed, unprepared, AND apparently... has no back stock of supplies. What is going on ???

 

[/pine]

You are correct in your assessment. What I find unbelievable, is that "our" American healthcare system is ALREADY underwater, understaffed, unprepared, AND apparently... has no back stock of supplies. What is going on ???

The brass is stepping in...

Pentagon says it will give 5 million respirators, 2000, ventilators to Health and Human Services for virus response