[AR] Re: ... Coronavirus

  • From: Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:28:15 -0700

The U.S. was more prepared for a pandemic than any other country: https://pjmedia.com/trending/johns-hopkins-study-usa-more-prepared-for-pandemic-than-any-other-country/

On 3/26/20 9:19 AM, Rand Simberg wrote:

You underestimate the ability of the US to respond. We've gone on a wartime footing in converting factories to ventilator and mask production. It's like when we started cranking out bombers at Willow Run. And once we start large-scale testing, we'll see that the death rate is far lower than many feared. Many who catch it will recover without even knowing they did.

On 3/26/20 9:13 AM, Uwe Klein wrote:
Am 26.03.2020 um 16:26 schrieb Rand Simberg:
There is nothing "conservative" about a million American deaths. That's
a ridiculously high estimate. It would appear that the death rate from
this bug is much less than one percent in a country with the facilities
and drugs to treat it.

Not the US then. or any other country that lets it "run rampant" either.
( at current exponential rates the US could well have its 1millions corona death around mid April. intensive care facilities and related resources will be maxed out much earlier. )

Uwe






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