I recommend reading this linked thread. It should shake the nonsense out of people.
This is from Lombardia, Northern Italy. This is as first wold as it gets, a very wealthy area.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1237142891077697538
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4/ We’ve stopped all routine, all ORs have been converted to ITUs and they are now diverting or not treating all other emergencies like trauma or strokes. There are hundreds of pts with severe resp failure and many of them do not have access to anything above a reservoir mask.
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5/ Patients above 65, or younger with comorbidities are not even assessed by ITU, I am not saying not tubed, I’m saying not assessed and no ITU staff attends when they arrest. Staff are working as much as they can but they are starting to get sick and are emotionally overwhelmed.
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Staff gets sick so it gets difficult to cover for shifts, mortality spikes also from all other causes that can’t be treated properly.
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This is what it looks like when the epidemic gets out of control. Medical facilities, equipment and staff just runs out. Since there's no vaccine, there's no protection for anyone. Getting corona is virtually guaranteed if you're a nurse or a doctor, it's just a question of how bad you get it.
Mortality rate for COVID-19 has already been updated from 2% to 3.4%, which is significantly higher than Spanish Flu... And that's with patients still mostly getting quality hospital treatment. If COVID-19 turns into an uncontrolled epidemic, that mortality rate is going to go up even further.
With treatment the mortality rate for 80+ is over 14%.
COVID-19 is serious business. As in, "potentially world record breaking pandemic".