Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever
by johnnyanmac on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @05:24PM
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Maybe it depends on the area. I know California has famously strict building codes, so I'd be impressed to see a hospital made up to code in 2 years (unless the government threw the entire checkbook at it of course.)
Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever
by hilbertseries on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:50PM
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> You don't need a lot of talent to handle most Covid cases, just people able to follow the protocol.
Does this have any basis in facts? My understanding is keeping a covid patient alive in the ICU is incredibly demanding.
Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever
by orthoxerox on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @07:24AM
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It is, but you don't need ICU for most hospitalizations. My dad had a cytokine storm, and the doc looked at the health ministry Covid protocol that said "inject IL-6 inhibitor and keep the patient prone and on supplementary oxygen" and did exactly that. You don't need full-grown doctors to do that.
It totally is enough time to build one. Staffing is more problematic, but if it was a state-run hospital you could've converted a lot of national guardsmen into nurses in the meanwhile. You don't need a lot of talent to handle most Covid cases, just people able to follow the protocol.