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Hospital nurses and doctors are literally saying they’re on the brink of collapse and there seems to be no sense of urgency by anyone in power to address this issue? :saladga:

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Debithius
15 minutes ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Hospital nurses and doctors are literally saying they’re on the brink of collapse and there seems to be no sense of urgency by anyone in power to address this issue? :saladga:

There are less hospitalizations than before though 

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Economy
5 hours ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Hospital nurses and doctors are literally saying they’re on the brink of collapse and there seems to be no sense of urgency by anyone in power to address this issue? :saladga:

I dont think the ppl in power know what to do anymore tbh

 

They are having to weigh pandemic fatigue, businesses that are on the brink of failure that cant handle yet another round of restrictions, exhausted government finances for support while trying to keep public health in mind

 

I dont envy the Government.  Theres no perfect solutions here. No matter which direction u try to go a lot of harm will be done :shrug:

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18 minutes ago, Economy said:

I dont think the ppl in power know what to do anymore tbh

 

They are having to weigh pandemic fatigue, businesses that are on the brink of failure that cant handle yet another round of restrictions, exhausted government finances for support while trying to keep public health in mind

 

I dont envy the Government.  Theres no perfect solutions here. No matter which direction u try to go a lot of harm will be done :shrug:

But not doing anything is also hurting businesses. I have driven or walked by several businesses in the past week that are closed because most or all of their staff have Covid, and they have no one to work. Some classes in schools have no one to teach them because their teachers, substitute teachers, and staff are out with Covid. Medical staff is out with Covid. If we let the virus spread unchecked, everything's going to collapse. 

At the very least, there need to be mask mandates (I am in the US, and my state no longer has one because the Republican legislature took away the Democratic governor's emergency powers), and perhaps schools should go online until this surge passes. 

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PartySick
6 hours ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Hospital nurses and doctors are literally saying they’re on the brink of collapse and there seems to be no sense of urgency by anyone in power to address this issue? :saladga:

 

6 hours ago, Debithius said:

There are less hospitalizations than before though 

An issue that's begun cropping up more and more now is that there are free ICU beds and resources available but now a TON of medical professionals are coming down with covid themselves due to how infectious it's become.

In Arizona, there were hospitals turning away people with heart attacks 'cause the cardiologists were sick and sending a non-cardiologist to treat a heart patient is like asking a carpenter to fix a car.

*Having to turn away patients isn't new here but the reason is. Before, an adequate number of doctors and nurses were able to protect themselves from being infected but now...

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Debithius
11 hours ago, PartySick said:

 

An issue that's begun cropping up more and more now is that there are free ICU beds and resources available but now a TON of medical professionals are coming down with covid themselves due to how infectious it's become.

In Arizona, there were hospitals turning away people with heart attacks 'cause the cardiologists were sick and sending a non-cardiologist to treat a heart patient is like asking a carpenter to fix a car.

*Having to turn away patients isn't new here but the reason is. Before, an adequate number of doctors and nurses were able to protect themselves from being infected but now...

Now, I can understand this. COVID can't be escaped and it seems like people are warming up to the idea of just living with it.

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