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JCMach1

(29,242 posts)
2. Dallas based shelter at home on these stats... its the only to get this under control quickly
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:20 PM
Mar 2020

What we are currently doing in most states, WILL NOT WORK and is a setup for mass casualties ...

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)
4. Mostly? for almost every populated state, they will run out of beds first week of april....
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:32 PM
Mar 2020

millions and millions dead.

I'd say that's completely terrifying.

tblue37

(68,449 posts)
6. By "mostly" I meant most of the info is terrifying. The Wuhan style lockdown info at
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:35 PM
Mar 2020

least suggests a slightly less terrifying way forward.

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)
7. northern italy just moved to that model....
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:38 PM
Mar 2020

too late probably. We only have a week, maybe 2, left.

2naSalit

(103,809 posts)
5. It will be interesting to see how accurate this turns out to be
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 09:33 PM
Mar 2020

in a couple months.

I suspect the projection for my state may be more dire than it will inevitably be. I could be wrong so I will be interested in seeing how it actually turns out.

PufPuf23

(9,945 posts)
10. That striking difference is what I noticed about California
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:53 PM
Mar 2020

Seems reasonable that in practice there will be a blend of shelter in place and social distancing.

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