[afterburner]

> No part of NY is further than a few hours drive from any other part of the state, especially during lockdown traffic.

What? Buffalo to NY is 6 hours.

[sandworm101]

Ya, a "few" hours. Look at the western states, or the Canadian provinces, 6 hours between cities is literally an afternoon's drive.

[beart]

These patients can't all just go for an afternoon drive on their ventilators. That would mean tying up an ambulance + staff for at least 12 hours. We aren't talking about an "afternoon drive" in these circumstances.