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

[unblock]

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

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

[dhol82]

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

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

[Crunchy Frog]

3. Their health system became overwhelmed

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]

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

Thankfully, we have legitimate people here in New York.

[dweller]

7. posted here earlier

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

what it came to in Italy

✌🏼

[Bernardo de La Paz]

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

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]

6. Not looking forward to that.

[unblock]

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

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

New York City is nearly there already.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

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

[malaise]

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

and proceed with his (un)reality show