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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 10:58:59 GMT
I am not living in the US, or in the Northern Hemisphere where the number of cases is a lot higher and population density is thicker. It is I suppose easier to to get a bit nonchalant about it, even though many of the self-isolation, self-distancing and business closures have affected where I live. I am now out of work and will very likely not be returning, so it has had an economic affect on my own lifestyle. My biggest concern at the moment, is finding new and steady employment and when. What is ahead looks a bit murky.
Medical experts will do all they can within their means to save lives in this case, but there is also a cold hard reality, which could mean it could be futile depending on the person contracting the virus and their own resistance and resilience to fight it off. Even if there was abundance of equipment like respirator machines, do we really know if this would curb the fatality rate?
Yes, I think we really need to see out to the end of April at the very least to see what results can be achieved by partial lockdown. It's crazy in the states depending on where you live. I'm fortunate enough that all the closures don't affect me but I have friends all over that are dealing with the same things you are. The one thing that bothers me are the people that aren't taking this seriously. If you "believe" in the virus or not shouldn't matter at this point. Even if you don't believe, people should be following the rules on social distancing and precautions. The more people who aren't following this the longer this will last. We've seen this time and time again. The medical experts can and will only be able to do whatever they can. People will die, this is a tragic fact. All we can do is try to spread those people who will die out so it doesn't create a circumstance where more people die because of the hospitals being overwhelmed. At this point there's not a lot we know about what would have or what could have happened. We most likely won't know until this is well over.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 11:45:45 GMT
Yes, great point, but one can't make others do something if they don't want to comply. If they get called out on it by authorities in charge, then they will have to deal with that and many will just flaunt the recommendations. I was working where I had to constantly inform people to separate and tell the same group time and time again to adhere to the social distancing practices.
Yes, if people could have been treated and saved but were unable is going to cause a lot of furor as well. I know the US has a health system that only works in favor of those that can afford it and this thing is really going to rock the boat over there. If something good does come out of this, could be a long awaited overhaul for a federally funded National Health Service for all US citizens.
Yes, that's 100% correct. Sad thing is that the people who cite "freedom of choice" may very well be the people who are spreading the virus and causing people to die and thus causing more harm on the very things they're fighting for. I do hope you're correct on something good coming out of all this but as I said before I doubt it. The US has a history of having a meltdown during a national emergency and would much rather blame "the other guy" instead of doing something to fix the problems.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2020 12:22:53 GMT
And we are not being asked to do something that others aren’t doing themselves. It is worldwide. How do you control 7 billion people with their own mindsets? They don’t want it fixed, fear of too much to lose in keeping at the top of the strata. A mess keeps the corruption less transparent, or so they believe. You're right, there's no way to control all those people. People are being arrested and fined. One country said they will shoot people on sight. Not sure how that's working out for them. I think that most people are adhering to the rules but with what's going on "most people" isn't enough. People are going to need to choose themselves and their beliefs or what's better for the majority. There's going to come a time in the near future where this virus is going to to slow down. What happens next will be key. Do we continue as is or do we we go back to whatever normal there is left? Are we willing to face whatever that answer is?
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Post by enigma72 on Apr 7, 2020 17:21:52 GMT
It has been happening in my hospital. The fast tests are supposed to be even less effective. My friends mom died this morning. His father is on a ventilator. It's extremely scary, sad and maddening to think people are being sent home without getting proper treatment because of an inaccurate test. So sorry opus. I think the pain is being compounded by the fact funerals aren't allowed so people won't gather. HUG
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