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Watched Cuomo's latest presser.
He appeared competent and up on all the relevant info.
A few notes:
NY's infection rate has spiked again; they are pacing for an Apex (peak-load of hospitalizations) in 2-3 weeks.
Worst-case need is 40,000 ICU beds
Current capacity is 3,000
State is directly building several thousand emergency beds.
Has also ordered every hospital to find the means to expand capacity by 50%, with a stretch goal of 100%
* note, I'd be incredibly interested to see how this is to be accomplished, I imagine a lot of private rooms can get 1-2 extra beds, but is there a supply of 40,000 surplus beds, or are we talking cots? *
They have 7,000 ventilators, worst case need is 40,000.
US has a federal stock pile of 20,000, apparently the Feds are being pokey about releasing it.
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On a different note, Cuomo also told people not to panic as 95% of the population will never get seriously sick or even sick at all.
That this is about the remaining 5% or less.
He also suggested the containment measures, including schools have not been properly handled, and that evidence is now that sending young children home to be with older people who are more vulnerable wasn't ideal.
He also is starting mass tests for anti-bodies, feels the evidence will shows hundreds of thousands of NY'ers already have had infection, never knew it, and now resolved and immune.
He feels immune people should be allowed to return to work, and most (not all) businesses will be able to reopen once they know who is immune already.
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Finally they have approval and are trying out 2 new therapies starting today, one will look at the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine while the other will look at taking plasma from people with antibodies to Covid and transferring that to the ill.
He appeared competent and up on all the relevant info.
A few notes:
NY's infection rate has spiked again; they are pacing for an Apex (peak-load of hospitalizations) in 2-3 weeks.
Worst-case need is 40,000 ICU beds
Current capacity is 3,000
State is directly building several thousand emergency beds.
Has also ordered every hospital to find the means to expand capacity by 50%, with a stretch goal of 100%
* note, I'd be incredibly interested to see how this is to be accomplished, I imagine a lot of private rooms can get 1-2 extra beds, but is there a supply of 40,000 surplus beds, or are we talking cots? *
They have 7,000 ventilators, worst case need is 40,000.
US has a federal stock pile of 20,000, apparently the Feds are being pokey about releasing it.
******
On a different note, Cuomo also told people not to panic as 95% of the population will never get seriously sick or even sick at all.
That this is about the remaining 5% or less.
He also suggested the containment measures, including schools have not been properly handled, and that evidence is now that sending young children home to be with older people who are more vulnerable wasn't ideal.
He also is starting mass tests for anti-bodies, feels the evidence will shows hundreds of thousands of NY'ers already have had infection, never knew it, and now resolved and immune.
He feels immune people should be allowed to return to work, and most (not all) businesses will be able to reopen once they know who is immune already.
*****
Finally they have approval and are trying out 2 new therapies starting today, one will look at the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine while the other will look at taking plasma from people with antibodies to Covid and transferring that to the ill.
