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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by OJFord on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:38PM (#22652234)
> I'm not so sure it's a huge issue.

Have a read of /r/medicine, it absolutely is.

They're already making (probably split-second) choices between endangering themselves without PPE or leaving patients untreated, in countries that have a long, long road ahead.

PPE seems to be the primary equipment shortage, not ECMO/ventilators, though that's an issue too.

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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by dzdt on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:20PM (#22652432)
In NYC, PPE is running low now, ventilators will be all used in 5 days. The PPE crisis is coming first, but not by many days.
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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by CivBase on Sunday March 22, 2020 @11:04AM (#22655397)
Sure, but an abundance of tests wont fix that.
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Re:Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a group of... by OJFord on Sunday March 22, 2020 @11:25AM (#22655611)
We're talking about availability of PPE, not of test kits. There's a PPE shortage even without using it for more tests.
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