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In reply to the discussion: More than 50% of those in France ICU's are younger than 60. [View all]Cetacea
(7,367 posts)20. yet the French enjoy second highest longevity in the world. Americans need to focus on their calorie
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Yes... sadly the French people's stubbornness about giving up cigarettes may be exacting a cost.
hlthe2b
Mar 2020
#4
In china, many men smoke. That may have skewed the ratio of men to women dying
applegrove
Mar 2020
#14
yet the French enjoy second highest longevity in the world. Americans need to focus on their calorie
Cetacea
Mar 2020
#20
You get dead a lot quicker if you need to be in an ICU but none are available
Steven Maurer
Mar 2020
#16
Being outside the ICU because there aren't enough beds can be a death sentence. n/t
pnwmom
Mar 2020
#46
to me it's not the cases under 60. It's the ICU part. We have been told under 60 and it will
mucifer
Mar 2020
#12
To make a bad situation worse, the Yellow Jackets are breaking the mass-gathering ban
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2020
#15
It's supposed to be a socioeconomic movement, but they have large alt-right faction
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2020
#41
She issued a correction - it's 50% of the 300 serious cases, not all ICUs.
TwilightZone
Mar 2020
#28