More from my MIT friend:
Hi folks. More about COVID-19.
Now is the time for most of the USA to buckle down and stay home. For the sake of everyone around you. Death rates for the elderly and vulnerable will skyrocket if/when hospitals are overwhelmed (for example, imagine 10% of those over 65 years old dying).
Hospitals in many areas, including Boston and New York, are about a week away from getting completely slammed. When >1/1,000 people in your area have COVID-19, this will send > 1/20,000 people to the ICU (these are very rough ballpark numbers, but give you a sense). Given that people need ICU's for other things, this is about or over what hospitals can handle while giving people good care.
There has clearly been a lot of undiagnosed circulation in the USA. There has been a complete failure of our federal response. Without getting into politics, let's try to save our country with a bottom-up response to limit transmission.
Please:
--Stay away from the ER if you suspect you have COVID-19, unless you are in extreme distress (can't say a full sentence without being out of breath). Talk to your doctor via phone and get tested at a location that minimizes exposure to others.
--Ideally, just stay home. If you have to go out, do not go to parties, concerts, bars, or anywhere where you have more than 10 people in a room, unless you absolutely need to. Don't hang out with friends who are going to crowded areas.
--Maybe pick a few friends to hang out with regularly, and keep it a closed network.
--Order food from restaurants (ones that you trust) to go or for delivery.
--Stay home!! Go for walks in uncrowded areas.
--Take care of yourself.
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