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Originally Posted by donquixote99
It's much worse that increasing by a constant number every [period of time]. In the countries where it is epidemic, it is doubling every 20-30 days. That is indeed the stuff Stephen King nightmares are made of.
I don't think that sceneario happens in the US because of higher cleanliness standards with universal running water in homes, the relegation of handling of dead bodies to professionals, and an incomparably denser medical infrastructure. We should be able to quickly detect and tamp down outbreaks here.
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Do not underestimate the impact of a localized outbreak of 50-100 patients on a hospital system. Hard choices will have to be made on who to treat. The impact on an ICU ward would be immense.
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