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(56,262 posts) Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:12 PM Mar 2020

Judging from worldometers, by tomorrow we will have more active cases than any other nation

Not something we want to be #1 in....

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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Judging from worldometers, by tomorrow we will have more active cases than any other nation (Original Post) unblock Mar 2020 OP

What was it about Italy to have such a huge! death rate? dhol82 Mar 2020 #1

Their health system became overwhelmed Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #3

That's what I'm afraid of. dhol82 Mar 2020 #5

posted here earlier dweller Mar 2020 #7

Hospitals got overwhelmed. A big part was they did NOT flatten the curve till v late Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #4

Not looking forward to that. dhol82 Mar 2020 #6

Except it's a big country and we're not evenly distributed unblock Mar 2020 #8

Yes. Medical staff already under terrible stress. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #9

And Don the Con will pretend it is not happening malaise Mar 2020 #2

dhol82

(9,658 posts)

1. What was it about Italy to have such a huge! death rate?

Reply to unblock (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:17 PM

Mar 2020

It can’t just be that the population was older. That number was just mind boggling.

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)

3. Their health system became overwhelmed

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:21 PM

Mar 2020

so they couldn't treat everyone. Medical personnel catching it and dying too.

I think they just took too long to begin taking it really seriously.

I'm guessing we'll be in the same boat here soon.

dhol82

(9,658 posts)

5. That's what I'm afraid of.

Reply to Crunchy Frog (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:23 PM

Mar 2020

Thankfully, we have legitimate people here in New York.

dweller

(28,692 posts)

7. posted here earlier

Reply to Crunchy Frog (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:27 PM

Mar 2020

worth the watch,
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213164028

what it came to in Italy

✌🏼

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

4. Hospitals got overwhelmed. A big part was they did NOT flatten the curve till v late

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:22 PM

Mar 2020

US will feel that when it gets 6x Italian case load, or about 400,000 cases, maybe sooner.

With current rate of doubling, I think that will be in 8 days, or April 1.

dhol82

(9,658 posts)

6. Not looking forward to that.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:24 PM

Mar 2020

unblock

(56,262 posts)

8. Except it's a big country and we're not evenly distributed

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:40 PM

Mar 2020

The crisis point will come at different times for different areas.

New York City is nearly there already.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

9. Yes. Medical staff already under terrible stress. . . . nt

Reply to unblock (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:42 PM

Mar 2020

malaise

(297,947 posts)

2. And Don the Con will pretend it is not happening

Reply to unblock (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:20 PM

Mar 2020

and proceed with his (un)reality show

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