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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by exolymph on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @04:55AM (#22533857)
Flu season is accounted for in normal hospital beds and other capacity planning. A sudden huge surge in need for ICU care is not accounted for.
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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by cm2187 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @05:37AM (#22534044)
But my point is that surely these additional 60,000 people (and probably many more who recovered) must have gone through ICU.
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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by MLpractitioner on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:04AM (#22534156)
Not necessarily, and maybe they didn't need artificial ventilation which is the big deal here.
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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by gpderetta on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:16AM (#22534464)
Also, flu didn't go away. covid-19 is in addition to the stress to the health system caused by flu (and all other diseases) and in a very short time.
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Re:Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures to... by jonplackett on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:40AM (#22534565)
and also, even at the very lowest end, COVID-19's death rate is an order of magnitude more than Flu (0.1% vs 1%)
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