(04-01-2020 11:00 AM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(04-01-2020 10:54 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  That's one reason why there is a huge difference between planning things on paper and actually doing them on the ground. The "pandemic response team" might have had a good plan on paper, but that doesn't translate into implementing it on the ground. It's why you need to have people designated in advance, and properly equipped and trained. Realistic training identifies the gaps and overloads, and the plan can then be adjusted.

On paper you can say, "well we can test or treat an average of X people per hour/day/week per hospital." But if 10X show up and one place, and 0 show up at the other nine, that doesn't work.

That said, it is CLEAR that many people who would otherwise seek care are now choosing not to. For some, this is a problem... but for many others, the problem was them seeking (unnecessary) care, or at least care in an unnecessary setting.

yes, I have several friends that work in hospitals that I have talked to this week and they are saying OUTSIDE OF CoVid related cases, the ER is waaaaaaay deader right now because those who treat it like a doctor's clinic and not an emergency room are staying home in fear