Serious thread and I need to fucking rant.
I am a doctor (3rd year medical resident) and I am currently spending 12-14 hours a day, 7 days/week, taking care of covid patients and covid rule-outs in a hard-hit city. No extra pay, if you’re wondering.
Here’s something you guys actually need to know: Coronavirus is not a specific virus - it’s a family. A terrifying family. Some members cause a mild cold... or kill the shit out of you. Covid-19 (aka SARS-CoV2) is a member of that family. It is NOT “Flu 2.” It is far more deadly, and far more contagious. Literally every doctor we know is shitting themself at what this epidemic is gonna turn into.
Our hospital is already crippled. We do not have enough personnel, and some of us need to see patients with t-shirts wrapped around our face because we don’t have enough masks and protective equipment. We had 3 people in our hospital alone die yesterday - 2 were under 55, 1 had no underlying conditions.
I don’t want to make this political. I fucking hate politics of all types. I’ve voted for republicans and democrats. I own 4 guns and belong to the NRA. I think Donald Trump has done a lot of good things for this country.
But pic related makes me wonder if he’s actually smoking crack. The number of covid cases is doubling every 2 days. The rate of death is 2%... but that’s gonna he a huge number, and FAR more than 2% go to ICU, get intubated, or have permanent lung injury. Literally every single medical expert and epidemiologist is saying that this shutdown is necessary. It’s fucking AWFUL but it NEEDS TO BE DONE.
The economy is in the shitter, yes. But if you end the shutdown, this country is going to have those problems and much, much more.
Our healthcare system is NOT PREPARED for the number of people that will get sick and die if this country “re-opens” now.
