We are going to cross that 100k death toll by June, and there will be an acceleration in 2-4 weeks as we see the effects of reopening efforts on transmission rates. [1]
Brooklyn funeral homes have trailers full of bodies waiting for burial. Just because it’s not happening where you can see it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. [2]
Some models were predicting multiple hundreds of thousands of deaths, with lockdown. The Imperial College model was predicting 1 million deaths, with lockdown. I completely agree cases will rise as places begin reopening. But whatever the outcome it will be with reopening - still better than what the market expected in March.
Yes, NYC was the only place in America where the system was close to overrun and some hospitals actually were overrun, I'm not disputing that.
Yes, NYC was the only place in America where the system was close to overrun and some hospitals actually were overrun, I'm not disputing that.