03-01-2020, 10:00 AM
There are only 110,000 breathing machines in the entire country.. I would guess Hawaii and in particular Hawaii Island has far fewer. There are plans in the works to create field hospitals in repurposed areas. but by the time they are being implemented and end up in one the chances of survival will go down.
Here is what is going to happen:
Based on what I have been able to route out (because the China data is complete Bull**** and data coming from other more honest countries are proving they are lying).
Were looking at a death rate slightly higher than SARS of those who become infected. SARS death rate is slightly above 10%. (with state of the art medical help)
20 to 30% of the population infected will require hospitalization.
Elderly are more at risk but the young and old will be affected.
Economic ramifications as schools are forced to shut and businesses are forced to shut down (too little too late is my guess)
It will be unlike anything we have seen. Social fabric is likely to break down because as people start to loose everything they loose it.
There are things that can reduce personal risk. Time and distance from people is above all others.
Those who have payed attention and heeded the warnings will likely fare much better than the reckless. There is not much else we can do except watch and wait and hope that an effective vaccine can be brought fourth before 2 billion+ people die.
Once again, this is not the flu. Stop even remotely thinking that this is "just the flu". Every fire starts as a spark.
Here is what is going to happen:
Based on what I have been able to route out (because the China data is complete Bull**** and data coming from other more honest countries are proving they are lying).
Were looking at a death rate slightly higher than SARS of those who become infected. SARS death rate is slightly above 10%. (with state of the art medical help)
20 to 30% of the population infected will require hospitalization.
Elderly are more at risk but the young and old will be affected.
Economic ramifications as schools are forced to shut and businesses are forced to shut down (too little too late is my guess)
It will be unlike anything we have seen. Social fabric is likely to break down because as people start to loose everything they loose it.
There are things that can reduce personal risk. Time and distance from people is above all others.
Those who have payed attention and heeded the warnings will likely fare much better than the reckless. There is not much else we can do except watch and wait and hope that an effective vaccine can be brought fourth before 2 billion+ people die.
Once again, this is not the flu. Stop even remotely thinking that this is "just the flu". Every fire starts as a spark.