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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOut In The Real World, A COVID-19 Nightmare
This story is far too common in this country.
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Apr 15, 2020
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...the hospitals do not have the beds, staff or supplies to treat everyone - even though the son of a bitch president says that is not a real problem.)
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Kurt Eichenwald
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...this is what waits for ALL of you who get seriously ill. And if you have an unrelated heart attack? Suck it up. There are no MDs available. There is no ICU.
It doesnt matter if you are in a red state, a blue state, if you worship Trump or hate him. THIS is America now.../8
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Out In The Real World, A COVID-19 Nightmare (Original Post)
sheshe2
Apr 2020
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. K&R
TY for posting.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. This is absolute insanity!
What happened to "We are the greatest, wealthiest country in the world with the best healthcare available anywhere!"
Doesn't really seem to be the case these days, does it? I feel very sorry for him and his family. I can't imagine how angry and frustrated they must be.
Maraya1969
(22,479 posts)4. Does anyone know the specific symptoms you need to have to get the test?
Maybe we should all learn the symptoms and if we get sick just make sure we add those particular ones. It could save our lives.
sheshe2
(83,751 posts)5. High temp.
Coughing. Tightness in the chest, yet hear it keeps changing.