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That was my point. We took the economic hit to make us safer. Through the actions of our leaders and millions of people across the country, we aren't.As far as spending, I said months ago that people were not going to spend and it will be years before the economy is back. Folks don't want to get caught out in the cold when the second wave hits. Any extra $$$ are getting put away for that scenario.
So they'll use that to purchase stuff, and stick their regular money in the bank instead.People aren't spending because they want to be prepared in case the economic situation is worse. It's about confidence. And its bad right now.
All I'm saying is while there is certainly reason to be concerned I wouldn't jump on the we're all doomed train just yet because i don't think the hospitalization and death conversion rates will be as high as everyone in this thread thinks it will be.
Doomed I don’t know. We are putting unnecessary stress on our hospitals though and actively encouraging behavior that leads to worse healthcare for all in affected areas (elective surgery cancellations). We all said watch hospitalizations. They are up. Time to ring the bell again unfortunately. We have slipped back into epidemic as a country. This sounds similar to NYC March https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/coronavirus-arizona-hospitals.html
A co-founder of the ReOpen Maryland movement, who attended rallies and church services without a mask during the pandemic, has tested positive for COVID-19.Republican Tim Walters said on Facebook that he’s one of the nearly 2.5 million Americans who have been afflicted by the out-of-control spread of coronavirus. He also said he will not cooperate with public health officials’ efforts to track the virus.“I was diagnosed yesterday at the ER with COVID-19 and here I am months after not wearing a mask at rallies, churches and so on and so it’s funny how capricious this thing is,” Walters said Thursday.What started as a dry cough in March has now turned into a fever and vision problems. He said symptoms include a sore throat and a headache, as well as trouble holding down food.The 53-year-old conservative said he has diabetes and had not always been in the best of health prior to contracting COVID-19.
WTF?!?So he already took actions that likely caused himself to contract COVID, and now he wants the virus to continue its (mostly) unabated spread to others?
Hospitalization rates are definitely going up, but hospitalizations FOR Covid aren't going up at nearly the rates we would expect given what happened in the hard hit areas. Hospitalizations are up because of three areas: deferred medical issues that became exacerbated, elective procedure backlog, and patients coming in for Covid. Some patients are testing positive from the first two categories who are mild or asymptomatic which is good they are caught but don't represent significant death risk that those coming in for Covid treatment do.Reopenings should have happened slower and more carefully. The protests very likely exacerbated the situation and so an expansion to the lesser hit regions was likely. What would be remarkable is if hospital systems didn't take the last couple of months to put surge planning in place....that would be almost criminal. Remember the whole plan is to not overwhelm a hospital system and to protect the vulnerable. If people wear masks and avoid high transmission events and we'll be fine.
He showed everybody how smart he is.
Florida Coronavirus hospitalizations rise beyond April levels, FIU study showshttps://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200626/coronavirus-hospitalizations-rise-beyond-april-levels-fiu-study-showsOn Wednesday, 394 people were hospitalized, 84 of them in intensive care and 39 on ventilators, according to the latest data available on a website launched by the university this week.The number of people hospitalized has increased steadily since mid-May when restrictions were eased to jump-start the economy. Admissions have continued to climb in the past week as the number of confirmed cases have reached record levels.
I hear you eng that its not perfect reporting - not perfect math. There are multiple epidemiologists sounding the alarm in these states and at the national level. I trust they understand how to read the data. It doesnt help that these governments are also communicating in a not trustworthy manner.I am a business guy - so its all common man observations here. - Our curve looks like no other country except maybe Iran. - Its not because we are running more tests, its because we are finding more positives- It's still out of control...now just in new places. - The media is reporting that (again concede not perfectly)We need an intervention and plan. The every state do your own thing strategy is a failure and it's time to ditch it or require better compliance to the CDC guidelines to reopening etc -- in my opinion.