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8. A 10% infection rate with 5% of those needing hospitalization

Sat Feb 29, 2020, 05:19 AM

Feb 2020

would require 1.6 hospital million beds. The US has slightly more than 900,000 hospital beds.

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This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Feb 2020 #1

It will indeed, a real tragedy appalachiablue Feb 2020 #2

yes Skittles Feb 2020 #9

Making Cuba safeinOhio Feb 2020 #3

"Maths is hard. Can u draw me a piccha?" - Trump n/t progree Feb 2020 #4

And what will the $$$ bill be? progressoid Feb 2020 #5

Yeah, twice as many people have ended up on respirators as have died Recursion Feb 2020 #6

As it has been said, we're woefully prepared. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #7

A 10% infection rate with 5% of those needing hospitalization Recursion Feb 2020 #8

And somewhere around 20% require hospitalization NickB79 Mar 2020 #14

Well, seeing China can knock up two hospitals in Wuhan Aussie105 Feb 2020 #10

This is my biggest fear LittleGirl Feb 2020 #11

Democrats now should do this duforsure Feb 2020 #12

2nd to the last paragraph chilled me to the bone NickB79 Mar 2020 #13

Medical insurance is about to become unaffordable for everyone rainin Mar 2020 #15