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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by jopsen on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:48AM (#27004545)
There is so much focus on oxygen, but is scaling healthcare facilities actually a solution?

It seems that even in rich countries hospital capacity is overwhelmed as soon as infection rate is out of control.

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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by tinus_hn on Saturday May 01, 2021 @05:13AM (#27004664)
No, because a significant proportion of people who enter the hospital (and especially intensive care) will still die, even with proper care.

The biggest problem is that it is a really tough sell if you run out of capacity. Even if it would be better to use that capacity for other cases.

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